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p. 296

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE

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.

11

632

Mar.

29

d. of Muhammad. Abu Bakr Khalif.

12

633

18

 

13

634

7

Umar Khalif.

14

635

Feb.

25

 

15

636

14

 

16

637

2

 

17

638

Jan.

23

Syria and Mesopotamia conquered.

18

639

12

 

19

640

2

 

20

640

Dec.

21

Egypt conquered.

21

641

10

Persia conquered.

22

642

Nov.

30

 

23

643

19

Uthman Khalif.

24

644

7

 

25

645

Oct.

28

 

26

646

18

 

27

647

7

 

28

648

Sept.

25

 

29

649

14

 

 

 

 

 

p. 297

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

30

650

Sept.

4

 

31

651

Aug.

24

 

32

652

12

 

33

653

2

 

34

654

July

22

 

35

655

11

‘Ali Khalif.

36

656

June

30

 

37

657

19

 

38

658

9

 

39

659

May

29

 

40

660

17

 

41

661

7

Mu‘awiya I. Khalif: Umayyads.

42

662

Apr.

26

 

43

663

15

 

44

664

4

 

45

665

Mar.

24

 

46

666

13

 

47

667

3

 

48

668

Feb.

20

 

49

669

9

Al-Hasan died. (2nd Imam.)

50

670

Jan.

29

 

51

671

18

 

52

672

8

 

53

672

Dec.

27

 

54

673

16

 

55

674

6

 

56

675

Nov.

25

 

 

 

 

 

p. 298

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

57

676

Nov.

14

 

58

677

3

 

59

678

Oct.

23

 

60

679

13

Yazid Khalif.

61

680

1

Karbela and d. of al-Husayn. Marwan Khalif.

62

681

Sept.

20

 

63

682

10

 

64

683

Aug.

30

Mu’awiya II. Khalif:

65

684

18

Abdu l-Malik Khalif.

66

685

8

 

67

686

July

28

 

68

687

18

 

69

688

6

 

70

689

June

25

 

71

690

15

 

72

691

4

 

73

692

May

23

 

74

693

13

 

75

694

2

 

76

695

Apr.

21

 

77

696

10

 

78

697

Mar.

30

 

79

698

20

 

80

699

9

 

81

700

Feb.

26

 

82

701

15

 

83

702

4

 

 

 

 

 

p. 299

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

84

703

Jan.

24

 

85

704

 

 

86

705

2

al-Walid Khalif.

87

705

Dec.

23

 

88

706

12

 

89

707

1

 

90

708

Nov.

20

 

91

709

9

 

92

710

Oct.

29

 

93

711

19

 

94

712

7

 

95

713

Sept.

26

 

96

714

16

Sulayman Khalif.

97

715

5

 

98

716

Aug.

25

 

99

717

14

Umar II. Khalif.

100

718

3

 

101

719

July

24

Yazif II. Khalif.

102

720

12

 

103

721

1

 

104

722

June

21

 

105

723

10

 

106

724

May

29

Hisham Khalif.

107

725

19

 

108

726

8

 

109

727

Apr.

28

 

110

728

16

 

 

 

 

p. 300

 

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

111

729

Apr.

5

 

112

730

Mar.

26

 

113

731

15

 

114

732

3

 

115

733

Feb.

21

 

116

734

10

 

117

735

Jan.

31

 

118

736

20

 

119

737

8

 

120

737

Dec.

29

 

121

738

18

 

122

739

7

 

123

740

Nov.

26

 

124

741

15

 

125

742

4

 

126

743

Oct.

25

Al-Walid II. Khalif.

127

744

15

Yazid III.—Ibrahim Khalifs.

128

745

3

Marwan II. Khalif.

129

746

Sept.

22

 

130

747

11

 

131

748

Aug.

31

 

132

749

20

End of Umayyad dyn.—As-Saffah Khalif.

133

750

9

 

134

751

July

30

 

135

752

18

 

136

753

7

Al-Mansur Khalif.

 

 

 

p. 301

 

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

137

754

June

27

 

138

755

16

Umayyads established at Cordova.

139

756

5

 

140

757

May

25

Ibn al-Muqaffa‘ killed.

141

758

14

 

142

759

4

 

143

760

Apr.

22

 

144

761

11

 

145

762

1

Baghdad founded.

146

763

Mar.

21

 

147

764

10

 

148

765

Feb.

27

Imam Ja‘far as-Sadiq died.

149

766

16

 

150

767

6

 

151

768

Jan.

26

 

152

769

14

 

153

770

4

 

154

770

Dec.

24

 

155

771

13

 

156

772

2

 

157

773

Nov.

21

 

158

774

11

Al-Mahdi Khalif.

159

775

Oct.

31

 

160

776

19

 

161

777

19

 

162

778

Sept.

28

 

163

779

17

 

 

 

 

p. 302

 

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

164

780

Sept.

6

 

165

781

Aug.

26

 

166

782

15

 

167

783

5

 

168

784

July

24

 

169

785

14

Al-Hadi Khalif.

170

786

3

Harunu r-Rashid Khalif.

171

787

June

22

 

172

788

11

(Idrisids estab. in Morocco.)

173

789

May

31

 

174

790

20

 

175

791

10

 

176

792

Apr.

28

 

177

793

18

 

178

794

7

 

179

795

Mar.

27

 

180

796

16

 

181

797

5

 

182

798

Feb.

22

 

183

799

12

 

184

800

1

 

185

801

Jan.

20

 

186

802

10

 

187

802

Dec.

30

Fall of the Barmecides.

188

803

20

 

189

804

8

 

190

805

Nov.

27

 

 

 

 

p. 303

 

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

191

806

Nov.

17

 

192

807

6

 

193

808

Oct.

25

Al-Amin Khalif.

194

809

15

 

195

810

4

 

196

811

Sept.

23

 

197

812

12

 

198

813

1

Al-Ma’mun Khalif.

199

814

Aug.

22

 

200

815

11

 

201

816

July

30

 

202

817

20

 

203

818

9

 

204

819

June

28

Ash-Shaf‘i died.

205

820

17

 

206

821

6

 

207

822

May

27

 

208

823

16

 

209

824

4

 

210

825

Apr.

24

 

211

826

13

 

212

827

2

Decree that Qur’an was created.

213

828

Mar.

22

 

214

829

11

 

215

830

Feb.

28

 

216

831

18

 

217

832

7

Bayt al-Hikma founded (circ.)

 

 

 

p. 304

 

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

218

833

Jan.

27

Al-Mu‘tasim Khalif, orthodox reaction.

219

834

16

(Capital removed to Samarra.)

220

835

5

 

221

835

Dec.

26

 

222

836

14

 

223

837

3

 

224

838

Nov.

23

 

225

839

12

 

226

840

Oct.

31

Abu Hudhayl died.

227

841

21

Al-Wasiq Khalif.

228

842

10

 

229

843

Sept.

30

 

230

844

18

 

231

845

7

An-Nazzam died.

232

846

Aug.

28

Al-Mutawakkil Khalif.

233

847

17

 

234

848

5

 

235

849

July

26

 

236

850

15

 

237

851

5

 

238

852

June

23

 

239

853

12

 

240

854

2

 

241

855

May

22

 

242

856

10

 

243

857

Apr.

30

 

 

 

 

 

p. 305

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

244

858

Apr.

19

 

245

859

8

 

246

860

Mar.

28

 

247

861

17

Al-Muntasir Khalif.

248

862

7

Al-Musta‘in Khalif.

249

863

Feb.

24

 

250

864

13

 

251

865

2

 

252

866

Jan.

22

Al-Mu‘tazz Khalif.

253

867

11

 

254

868

Jan.

1

 

255

868

Dec.

20

Al-Muhtadi Khalif.

256

869

9

Al-Mu‘tamid Khalif returns to Baghdad.

257

870

Nov.

29

Al-Bukhari died.

258

871

18

 

259

872

7

 

260

873

Oct.

27

(circ) al-Kindi died.

261

874

16

 

262

875

6

 

263

876

Sept.

24

 

264

877

13

 

265

878

3

 

266

879

Aug.

23

 

267

880

12

 

268

881

1

 

269

882

July

21

 

 

 

 

 

p. 306

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

270

883

July

11

 

271

884

June

29

 

272

885

19

 

273

886

8

 

274

887

May

28

 

275

888

16

 

276

889

6

 

277

890

Apr.

25

 

278

891

15

 

279

892

3

Mu‘tadid Khalif.

280

893

Mar.

23

 

281

894

13

 

282

895

2

 

283

896

Feb.

19

 

284

897

8

 

285

898

Jan.

28

 

286

899

17

 

287

900

7

 

288

900

Dec.

26

 

289

901

16

Al-Muktafi Khalif

290

902

5

 

291

903

Nov.

24

 

292

904

13

 

293

905

2

 

294

906

Oct.

22

 

295

907

12

Al Muqtadir Khalif.

296

908

Sept.

30

 

 

 

 

 

p. 307

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

297

909

Sept.

20

Fatimite Khalif at Kairawan.

298

910

9

 

299

911

Aug.

28

 

300

912

19

Al-Ash‘ari professes orthodoxy.

301

913

7

 

302

914

July

27

 

303

915

17

 

304

916

5

 

305

917

June

24

 

306

918

14

 

307

919

3

 

308

920

May

23

 

309

921

12

 

310

922

1

 

311

923

Apr.

21

 

312

924

9

 

313

925

Mar.

29

 

314

926

10

 

315

927

8

 

316

928

Feb.

25

 

317

929

14

 

318

930

3

 

319

931

Jan.

24

 

320

932

13

Al-Qahir Khalif.

321

933

1

 

322

933

Dec.

22

ar-Razi Khalif.

323

934

11

al-Mataridi d.

 

 

 

 

p. 308

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

324

935

Nov.

30

Buwayhids seize Baghdad.

325

936

10

 

326

937

8

 

327

938

Oct.

28

 

328

939

18

 

329

940

6

al-Muttaqi Khalif.

330

941

Sept.

26

 

331

942

15

 

332

943

4

 

333

944

Aug.

24

al-Mustakfi Khalif.

334

945

13

Al-Muti‘ Khalif.

335

946

2

 

336

947

July

23

 

337

948

11

 

338

949

1

 

339

950

June

20

al-Farabi d.

340

951

9

 

341

952

May

29

 

342

953

18

 

343

954

7

 

344

955

Apr.

27

 

345

956

,,

15

 

346

957

4

 

347

958

Mar.

25

 

348

959

14

 

349

960

3

 

350

961

Feb.

20

 

 

 

 

 

p. 309

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

351

962

Feb.

9

 

352

963

Jan.

30

 

353

964

19

 

354

965

7

 

355

965

Dec.

28

 

356

966

17

Fatimites in Egypt: Cairo founded.

357

967

7

 

358

968

Nov.

25

 

359

969

14

 

360

970

4

 

361

971

Oct.

24

 

362

972

12

 

363

973

2

At-Tai‘ Khalif.

364

974

Sept.

21

 

365

975

10

 

366

976

Aug.

30

 

367

977

19

 

368

978

9

 

369

979

July

29

 

370

980

17

 

371

981

7

 

372

982

June

26

 

373

983

15

 

374

984

4

 

375

985

May

24

 

376

986

13

 

377

987

3

 

 

 

 

 

p. 310

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

378

988

Apr.

21

 

379

989

11

 

380

990

Mar.

31

Al-Qadir Khalif.

381

991

20

 

382

992

9

 

383

993

Feb.

26

 

384

994

15

 

385

995

5

 

386

996

Jan.

25

 

387

997

14

 

388

998

3

Rise of Mahmud of Ghazna.

389

998

Dec.

23

 

390

999

13

 

391

1000

1

 

392

1001

Nov.

20

 

393

1002

10

 

394

1003

Oct.

30

 

395

1004

18

 

396

1005

8

 

397

1006

Sept.

27

 

398

1007

17

 

399

1008

5

 

400

1009

Aug.

25

 

401

1010

15

 

402

1011

4

 

403

1012

July

23

 

404

1013

13

 

 

 

 

p. 311

 

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

405

1014

July

2

 

406

1015

June

21

 

407

1016

10

 

408

1017

May

30

 

409

1018

20

 

410

1019

9

 

411

1020

Apr.

27

 

412

1021

17

 

413

1022

6

 

414

1023

Mar.

26

 

415

1024

15

 

416

1025

4

 

417

1026

Feb.

22

 

418

1027

11

 

419

1028

Jan.

31

 

420

1029

20

 

421

1030

9

 

422

1030

Dec.

29

Al-Qa’im Khalif.

423

1031

19

 

424

1032

7

 

425

1033

Nov.

26

 

426

1034

16

 

427

1035

5

 

428

1036

Oct.

25

Ibn Sina (Avicenna) d.

429

1037

14

 

430

1038

3

 

431

1039

Sept.

23

 

 

 

 

 

p. 312

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

432

1040

Sept.

11

 

433

1041

Aug.

31

 

434

1042

21

 

435

1043

10

 

436

1044

July

29

 

437

1045

19

 

438

1046

8

 

439

1047

June

28

 

440

1048

16

 

441

1049

5

 

442

1050

May

26

 

443

1051

15

 

444

1052

3

 

445

1053

Apr.

23

 

446

1054

12

 

447

1055

2

Saljuk Turks in Baghdad.

448

1056

Mar.

21

 

449

1057

10

 

450

1058

Feb.

28

 

451

1059

17

 

452

1060

6

 

453

1061

Jan.

26

 

454

1062

15

 

455

1063

4

Ash‘arites tolerated.

456

1063

Dec.

25

 

457

1064

13

 

458

1065

3

 

 

 

 

 

p. 313

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

459

1066

Nov.

22

 

460

1067

11

 

461

1068

Oct.

31

 

462

1069

20

 

463

1070

9

 

464

1071

Sept.

29

 

465

1072

17

 

466

1073

6

 

467

1074

Aug.

27

Al-Muqtadi Khalif.

468

1075

16

 

469

1076

5

 

470

1077

July

25

 

471

1078

14

 

472

1079

4

 

473

1080

June

22

 

474

1081

11

 

475

1082

1

 

476

1083

May

21

 

477

1084

10

 

478

1085

Apr.

29

 

479

1086

18

 

480

1087

8

 

481

1088

Mar.

27

 

482

1089

16

 

483

1090

6

 

484

1091

Feb.

23

 

485

1092

12

 

 

 

 

 

p. 314

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

486

1093

Feb.

1

 

487

1094

Jan.

21

Al-Musta‘dhir Khalif.

488

1095

11

 

489

1095

Dec.

31

 

490

1096

19

 

491

1097

9

 

492

1098

Nov.

28

 

493

1099

17

 

494

1100

6

 

495

1101

Oct.

26

 

496

1102

15

 

497

1103

5

 

498

1104

Sept.

23

 

499

1105

13

 

500

1106

2

 

501

1107

Aug.

22

 

502

1108

11

 

503

1109

July

31

 

504

1110

20

 

505

1111

10

Al-Ghazali died.

506

1112

June

28

 

507

1113

18

 

508

1114

7

 

509

1115

May

27

 

510

1116

16

 

511

1117

5

 

512

1118

Apr.

24

Al-Mustarshid Khalif.

 

 

 

 

p. 315

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

513

1119

Apr.

14

 

514

1120

2

 

515

1121

Mar.

22

 

516

1122

12

 

517

1123

1

 

518

1124

Feb.

19

 

519

1125

7

 

520

1126

Jan.

27

 

521

1127

17

 

522

1128

6

 

523

1128

Dec.

25

 

524

1129

15

Ibn Tumart the Mahdi died.

525

1130

4

 

526

1131

Nov.

23

 

527

1132

12

 

528

1133

1

 

529

1134

Oct.

22

Ar-Rashid Khalif

530

1135

11

Al-Muktafi II. Khalif.

531

1136

Sept.

29

 

532

1137

19

 

533

1138

8

Ibn Bajja (Avempace) died.

534

1139

Aug.

28

 

535

1140

17

 

536

1141

6

 

537

1142

July

27

 

538

1143

16

 

539

1144

4

 

 

 

 

 

p. 316

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

540

1145

June

24

Jehuda hal-Levi died.

541

1146

13

 

542

1147

2

 

543

1148

May

22

 

544

1149

11

 

545

1150

Apr.

30

 

546

1151

20

 

547

1152

8

 

548

1153

Mar.

29

 

549

1154

18

 

550

1155

7

 

551

1156

Feb.

25

 

552

1157

13

 

553

1158

2

 

554

1159

Jan.

23

 

555

1160

12

 

556

1160

Dec.

31

 

557

1161

21

 

558

1162

10

 

559

1163

Nov.

30

 

560

1164

18

 

561

1165

7

 

562

1166

Oct.

28

 

563

1167„

17

 

564

1168

5

 

565

1169

Sept.

25

 

 

 

 

 

p. 317

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

566

1170

Sept.

14

Saladin in Egypt: end of the Fatimites.

567

1171

4

 

568

1172

Aug.

23

 

569

1173

12

 

570

1174

2

 

571

1175

July

22

 

572

1176

10

 

573

1177

June

30

 

574

1178

19

 

575

1179

8

An-Nasir Khalif.

576

1180

May

28

 

577

1181

17

 

578

1182

7

 

579

1183

Apr.

26

 

580

1184

14

 

581

1185

4

Ibn Tufayl died.

582

1186

Mar.

24

 

583

1187

13

 

584

1188

2

 

585

1189

Feb.

19

 

586

1190

8

 

587

1191

Jan.

29

 

588

1192

18

 

589

1193

7

 

590

1193

Dec.

27

 

591

1194

16

 

592

1195

6

 

 

 

 

 

p. 318

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

593

1196

Nov.

24

 

594

1197

13

 

595

1198

3

Ibn Rushd (Averroes) d.

596

1199

Oct.

23

 

597

1200

12

 

598

1201

1

 

599

1202

Sept.

20

 

600

1203

10

 

601

1204

Aug.

29

Maimonides died.

602

1205

18

 

603

1206

8

 

604

1207

July

28

 

605

1208

16

 

606

1209

6

 

607

1210

June

25

 

608

1211

15

 

609

1212

3

 

610

1213

May

23

 

611

1214

13

 

612

1215

2

 

613

1216

Apr.

20

 

614

1217

10

 

615

1218

Mar.

30

 

616

1219

19

 

617

1220

8

 

618

1221

Feb.

25

 

619

1222

15

 

 

 

 

 

p. 319

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

620

1223

Feb.

4

 

621

1224

Jan.

24

 

622

1225

13

Az-Zahir Khalif.

623

1226

2

Al-Mustansir Khalif.

624

1226

Dec.

22

 

625

1227

12

 

626

1228

Nov.

30

 

627

1229

20

 

628

1230

9

 

629

1231

Oct.

29

 

630

1232

18

 

631

1233

7

 

632

1234

Sept.

26

 

633

1235

16

 

634

1236

4

 

635

1237

Aug.

24

 

636

1238

14

 

637

1239

3

 

638

1240

July

23

Ibn ‘Arabi died.

639

1241

12

 

640

1242

1

Al-Musta’sim Khalif.

641

1243

June

21

 

642

1244

9

 

643

1245

May

29

 

644

1246

19

 

645

1247

8

 

646

1248

Apr.

26

 

 

 

 

 

p. 320

A.H.

A.D.

MUSLIM YEAR BEGINS.

 

LEADING EVENTS.

647

1249

Apr.

16

 

648

1250

5

 

649

1251

Mar.

26

 

650

1252

14

 

651

1253

3

 

652

1254

Feb.

21

 

653

1255

10

 

654

1256

Jan.

30

 

655

1257

19

 

656

1258

8

Halagu takes Baghdad: end of Khalifate.

657

1258

Dec.

29

 

658

1259

18

 

659

1260

6

 

660

1261

Nov.

26

 

661

1262

15

 

662

1263

4

 

663

1264

Oct.

24

 

664

1265

13

 

665

1266

2

 

666

1267

Sept.

22

 

667

1268

10

Fall of the Muwahhids.

 

 


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