CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
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Years from the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the fall of the Muwahhid dynasty in Spain.
A.H.A.D. Muslim year begins. Leading events.
11632Mar.29d. of Muhammad. Abu Bakr Khalif.
12633 "18
13634 "7Umar Khalif.
14635Feb.25
15636 "14
16637 "2
17638Jan.23Syria and Mesopotamia conquered.
18639 "12
19640 "2
20640Dec.21Egypt conquered.
21641 "10Persia conquered.
22642Nov.30
23643 "19Uthman Khalif.
24644 "7
25645Oct.28
26646 "18
27647 "7
28648Sept.25
29649 "14
30650 "4
31651Aug.24
32652 "12
33653 "2
34654July22
35655 "11`Ali Khalif.
36656June30
37657 "19
38658 "9
39659May29
40660 "17
41661 "7Mu`awiya I. Khalif: Umayyads.
42662Apr.26
43663 "15
44664 "4
45665Mar.24
46666 "13
47667 "3
48668Feb.20
49669 "9Al-Hasan died. (2nd Imam.)
50670Jan.29
51671 "18
52672 "8
53672Dec.27
54673 "16
55674 "6
56675Nov.25
57676 "14
58677 "3
59678Oct.23
60679 "13Yazid Khalif.
61680 "1Karbela and d. of al-Husayn.
62681Sept.20
63682 "10
64683Aug.30Mu`awiya II. Khalif: Marwan Khalif.
65684 "18Abdu l-Malik Khalif.
66685 "8
67686July28
68687 "18
69688 "6
70689June25
71690 "15
72691 "4
73692May23
74693 "13
75694 "2
76695Apr.21
77696 "10
78697Mar.30
79698 "20
80699 "9
81700Feb.26
82701 "15
83702 "4
84703Jan.24
85704 "14
86705 "2al-Walid Khalif.
87705Dec.23
88706 "12
89707 "1
90708Nov.20
91709 "9
92710Oct.29
93711 "19
94712 "7
95713Sept.26
96714 "16Sulayman Khalif.
97715 "5
98716Aug.25
99717 "14Umar II. Khalif.
100718 "3
101719July24Yazif II. Khalif.
102720 "12
103721 "1
104722June21
105723 "10
106724May29Hisham Khalif.
107725 "19
108726 "8
109727Apr.28
110728 "16
111729 "5
112730Mar.26
113731 "15
114732 "3
115733Feb.21
116734 "10
117735Jan.31
118736 "20
119737 "8
120737Dec.29
121738 "18
122739 "7
123740Nov.26
124741 "15
125742 "4
126743Oct.25Al-Walid II. Khalif.
127744 "15Yazid III.—Ibrahim Khalifs.
128745 "3Marwan II. Khalif.
129746Sept.22
130747 "11
131748Aug.31
132749 "20End of Umayyad dyn.—As-Saffah Khalif.
133750 "9
134751July30
135752 "18
136753 "7Al-Mansur Khalif.
137754June27
138755 "16Umayyads established at Cordova.
139756 "5
140757May25Ibn al-Muqaffa` killed.
141758 "14
142759 "4
143760Apr.22
144761 "11
145762 "1Baghdad founded.
146763Mar.21
147764 "10
148765Feb.27Imam Ja`far as-Sadiq died.
149766 "16
150767 "6
151768Jan.26
152769 "14
153770 "4
154770Dec.24
155771 "13
156772 "2
157773Nov.21
158774 "11Al-Mahdi Khalif.
159775Oct.31
160776 "19
161777 "9
162778Sept.28
163779 "17
164780 "6
165781Aug.26
166782 "15
167783 "5
168784July24
169785 "14Al-Hadi Khalif.
170786 "3Harunu r-Rashid Khalif.
171787June22
172788 "11(Idrisids estab. in Morocco.)
173789May31
174790 "20
175791 "10
176792Apr.28
177793 "18
178794 "7
179795Mar.27
180796 "16
181797 "5
182798Feb.22
183799 "12
184800 "1
185801Jan.20
186802 "10
187802Dec.30Fall of the Barmecides.
188803 "20
189804 "8
190805Nov.27
191806 "17
192807 "6
193808Oct.25Al-Amin Khalif.
194809 "15
195810 "4
196811Sept.23
197812 "12
198813 "1Al-Ma´mun Khalif.
199814Aug.22
200815 "11
201816July30
202817 "20
203818 "9
204819June28Ash-Shafi`i died.
205820 "17
206821 "6
207822May27
208823 "16
209824 "4
210825Apr.24
211826 "13
212827 "2Decree that Qur´an was created.
213828Mar.22
214829 "11
215830Feb.28
216831 "18
217832 "7Bayt al-Hikma founded (circ.)
218833Jan.27Al-Mu`tasim Khalif, orthodox reaction.
219834 "16(Capital removed to Samarra.)
220835 "5
221835Dec.26
222836 "14
223837 "3
224838Nov.23
225839 "12
226840Oct.31Abu Hudhayl died.
227841 "21Al-Wasiq Khalif.
228842 "10
229843Sept.30
230844 "18
231845 "7An-Nazzam died.
232846Aug.28Al-Mutawakkil Khalif.
233847 "17
234848 "5
235849July26
236850 "15
237851 "5
238852June23
239853 "12
240854 "2
241855May22
242856 "10
243857Apr.30
244858 "19
245859 "8
246860Mar.28
247861 "17Al-Muntasir Khalif.
248862 "7Al-Musta`in Khalif.
249863Feb.24
250864 "13
251865 "2
252866Jan.22Al-Mu`tazz Khalif.
253867 "11
254868 "1
255868Dec.20Al-Muhtadi Khalif.
256869 "9Al-Mu`tamid Khalif returns to Baghdad.
257870Nov.29Al-Bukhari died.
258871 "18
259872 "7
260873Oct.27(circ) al-Kindi died.
261874 "16
262875 "6
263876Sept.24
264877 "13
265878 "3
266879Aug.23
267880 "12
268881 "1
269882July21
270883 "11
271884June29
272885 "18
273886 "8
274887May28
275888 "16
276889 "6
277890Apr.25
278891 "15
279892 "3Mu`tadid Khalif.
280893Mar.23
281894 "13
282895 "2
283896Feb.19
284897 "8
285898Jan.28
286899 "17
287900 "7
288900Dec.26
289901 "16Al-Muktafi Khalif.
290902 "5
291903Nov.24
292904 "13
293905 "2
294906Oct.22
295907 "12Al Muqtadir Khalif.
296908Sept.30
297909 "20Fatimite Khalif at Kairawan.
298910 "9
299911Aug.28
300912 "19Al-Ash`ari professes orthodoxy.
301913 "7
302914July27
303915 "17
304916 "5
305917June24
306918 "14
307919 "3
308920May23
309921 "12
310922 "1
311923Apr.21
312924 "9
313925Mar.29
314926 "10
315927 "8
316928Feb.25
317929 "14
318930 "3
319931Jan.24
320932 "13Al-Qahir Khalif.
321933 "1
322933Dec.22ar-Razi Khalif.
323934 "11al-Mataridi d.
324935Nov.30Buwayhids seize Baghdad.
325936 "10
326937 "8
327938Oct.28
328939 "18
329940 "6al-Muttaqi Khalif.
330941Sept.26
331942 "15
332943 "4
333944Aug.24al-Mustakfi Khalif.
334945 "13Al-Muti` Khalif.
335945 "2
336947July23
337948 "11
338949 "1
339950June20al-Farabi d.
340951 "9
341952May29
342953 "18
343954 "7
344955Apr.27
345956 "15
346957 "4
347958Mar.25
348959 "14
349960 "3
350961Feb.20
351962 "9
352963Jan.30
353964 "19
354965 "7
355965Dec.28
356966 "17Fatimites in Egypt: Cairo founded.
357967 "7
358968Nov.25
359969 "14
360970 "4
361971Oct.24
362972 "12
363973 "2At-Tai` Khalif.
364974Sept.21
365975 "10
366976Aug.30
367977 "19
368978 "9
369979July29
370980 "17
371981 "7
372982June26
373983 "15
374984 "4
375985May24
376986 "13
377987 "3
378988Apr.21
379989 "11
380990Mar.31Al-Qadir Khalif.
381991 "20
382992 "9
383993Feb.26
384994 "15
385995 "5
386996Jan.25
387997 "14
388998 "3Rise of Mahmud of Ghazna.
389998Dec.23
390999 "13
3911000 "1
3921001Nov.20
3931002 "10
3941003Oct.30
3951004 "18
3961005 "8
3971006Sept.27
3981007 "17
3991008 "5
4001009Aug.25
4011010 "15
4021011 "4
4031012July23
4041013 "13
4051014 "2
4061015June21
4071016 "10
4081017May30
4091018 "20
4101019 "9
4111020Apr.27
4121021 "17
4131022 "6
4141023Mar.26
4151024 "15
4161025 "4
4171026Feb.22
4181027 "11
4191028Jan.31
4201029 "20
4211030 "9
4221030Dec.29Al-Qa´im Khalif.
4231031 "19
4241032 "7
4251033Nov.26
4261034 "16
4271035 "5
4281036Oct.25Ibn Sina (Avicenna) d.
4291037 "14
4301038 "3
4311039Sept.23
4321040 "11
4331041Aug.31
4341042 "21
4351043 "10
4361044July29
4371045 "19
4381046 "8
4391047June28
4401048 "16
4411049 "5
4421050May26
4431051 "15
4441052 "3
4451053Apr.23
4461054 "12
4471055 "2Saljuk Turks in Baghdad.
4481056Mar.21
4491057 "10
4501058Feb.28
4511059 "17
4521060 "6
4531061Jan.26
4541062 "15
4551063 "4Ash`arites tolerated.
4561063Dec.25
4571064 "13
4581065 "3
4591066Nov.22
4601067 "11
4611068Oct.31
4621069 "20
4631070 "9
4641071Sept.29
4651072 "17
4661073 "6
4671074Aug.27Al-Muqtadi Khalif.
4681075 "16
4691076 "5
4701077July25
4711078 "14
4721079 "4
4731080June22
4741081 "11
4751082 "1
4761083May21
4771084 "10
4781085Apr.29
4791086 "18
4801087 "8
4811088Mar.27
4821089 "16
4831090 "6
4841091Feb.23
4851092 "12
4861093 "1
4871094Jan.21Al-Musta`dhir Khalif.
4881095 "11
4891095Dec.31
4901096 "19
4911097 "9
4921098Nov.28
4931099 "17
4941100 "6
4951101Oct.26
4961102 "15
4971103 "5
4981104Sept.23
4991105 "13
5001106 "2
5011107Aug.22
5021108 "11
5031109July31
5041110 "20
5051111 "10Al-Ghazali died.
5061112June28
5071113 "18
5081114 "7
5091115May27
5101116 "16
5111117 "5
5121118Apr.24Al-Mustarshid Khalif.
5131119 "14
5141120 "2
5151121Mar.22
5161122 "12
5171123 "1
5181124Feb.19
5191125 "7
5201126Jan.27
5211127 "17
5221128 "6
5231128Dec.25
5241129 "15Ibn Tumart the Mahdi died.
5251130 "4
5261131Nov.23
5271132 "12
5281133 "1
5291134Oct.22Ar-Rashid Khalif
5301135 "11Al-Muktafi II. Khalif.
5311136Sept.29
5321137 "19
5331138 "8Ibn Bajja (Avempace) died.
5341139Aug.28
5351140 "17
5361141 "6
5371142July27
5381143 "16
5391144 "4
5401145June24Jehuda hal-Levi died.
5411146 "13
5421147 "2
5431148May22
5441149 "11
5451150Apr.30
5461151 "20
5471152 "8
5481153Mar.29
5491154 "18
5501155 "7
5511156Feb.25
5521157 "13
5531158 "2
5541159Jan.23
5551160 "12
5561160Dec.31
5571161 "21
5581162 "10
5591163Nov.30
5601164 "18
5611165 "7
5621166Oct.28
5631167 "17
5641168 "5
5651169Sept.25
5661170 "14Saladin in Egypt: end of the Fatimites.
5671171 "4
5681172Aug.23
5691173 "12
5701174 "2
5711175July22
5721176 "10
5731177June30
5741178 "19
5751179 "8An-Nasir Khalif.
5761180May28
5771181 "17
5781182 "7
5791183Apr.26
5801184 "14
5811185 "4Ibn Tufayl died.
5821186Mar.24
5831187 "13
5841188 "2
5851189Feb.19
5861190 "8
5871191Jan.29
5881192 "18
5891193 "7
5901193Dec.27
5911194 "16
5921195 "6
5931196Nov.24
5941197 "13
5951198 "3Ibn Rushd (Averroes) d.
5961199Oct.23
5971200 "12
5981201 "12
5991202Sept.20
6001203 "10
6011204Aug.29Maimonides died.
6021205 "18
6031206 "8
6041207July28
6051208 "16
6061209 "6
6071210June25
6081211 "15
6091212 "3
6101213May23
6111214 "13
6121215 "2
6131216Apr.20
6141217 "10
6151218Mar.30
6161219 "19
6171220 "8
6181221Feb.25
6191222 "15
6201223 "4Ibn Tumlus died.
6211224Jan.24
6221225 "13Az-Zahir Khalif.
6231226 "2Al-Mustansir Khalif.
6241226Dec.22
6251227 "12
6261228Nov.30
6271229 "20
6281230 "9
6291231Oct.29
6301232 "18
6311233 "7
6321234Sept.26
6331235 "16
6341236 "4
6351237Aug.24
6361238 "14
6371239 "3
6381240July23Ibn `Arabi died.
6391241 "12
6401242 "1Al-Musta´sim Khalif.
6411243June21
6421244 "9
6431245May29
6441246 "19
6451247 "8
6461248Apr.26
6471249 "16
6481250 "5
6491251Mar.26
6501252 "14
6511253 "3
6521254Feb.21
6531255 "10
6541256Jan.30
6551257 "19
6561258 "8Halagu takes Baghdad: end of Khalifate.
6571258Dec.29
6581259 "18
6591260 "6
6601261Nov.26
6611262 "15
6621263 "4
6631264Oct.24
6641265 "13
6651266 "2
6661267Sept.22
6671268 "10Fall of the Muwahhids.
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