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Period: Jan 1, 600 to
Expansion of Islam
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Jan 1, 632
Abu Bakr becomes first Caliph
Abu Bakar becomes Caliph of Islamic empire and helps to unify it and help Islam spread after the death of Muhammad. -
Jan 1, 634
Umar becomes second Caliph
Umar upset many countries like Syria and Egypt through conquest. After the conquests Umar managed a large empire and believed in freedom for people of the book. -
Jan 1, 636
The Battle of Yarmuk
The Battle of Yarmuk was fought between the Muslims and the eastern Roman empire along the present day border of Jordan and Syria, and this victory not only ended Byzantine rule in Syria but also was the start of the Muslim conquests. -
Jan 1, 644
Uthman becomes third Caliph
Uthman was a clan member who believed in one Qur’an for all, and even elected his family to the government but was assassinated. -
Jan 1, 651
Conquest of Persia
In 651 the Sassanid empire fell to Umar and Ismal was spread throughout Persia. -
Jan 1, 656
Ali becomes Fourth Caliph
Ali becomes the fourth caliph after his predecessor is assassinated. After this he is assassinated and later a civil war breaks out. -
Period: Jan 1, 711 to
Tariq and the conquests of Spain
The year 711 began the conquests of Spain in which Tariq Ibn Ziyad led the Islamic conquest of the Visigothic Spain from 711-718. -
Oct 10, 732
Battle of Tours
In 732 the Battle of Tours occurred in northern France, and under the leadership of Charles Martel the Franks were victorious over the Umayyads. This battle marked the end of Islam's northward expansion. -
Jan 1, 750
Peak of Islamic expansion
The Arabs territory went from the Atlantic Ocean to India by 750 -
The building of the Dome of the Rock
The Dome of the Rock was built in Jerusalem in 691 by one of the caliphs of the Umayyad Dynasty
