Eventi
Mu'awiya moved his capital to
Damascus and started reforming
the new empire's government.Massacre at KarbalaAbd al-Malik transformed Muslim
lands into an empire.The Dome of the Rock was
constructed in Jerusalemthe Umayyad expansion
into Europe was stopped by
Charles Martel and his forces
at the Battle of Tours.The Abbasids brought down the Umayyads.A Persian-Arab coalition seized
power over Muslim lands after
challenging the Umayyad dynasty.Abbasids moved the capital to
Baghdad.Abbasids expansion to the east
brought them in conflict with the
Chinese at the Battle of Talas.The golden age of Muslim
achievementSeljuq Turkmen moved into
Abbasid territory and took
control over Baghdad.The first crusade
took place.Crusades ended.Creativity flowing through
Baghdad came to a halt
when the Mongols reached
Mesopotamia.Abd al-Rahman makes his
way to Spain and establishes
a capital in the city of Cordoba.Abd al-Rahman names himself
calif.The Umayyads were
ultimately replaced.Moses Maimonides dies.The Alhambra, a palace, was
fully decorated and completed.The start of the construction on
the Great Mosque of Cordoba.
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