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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.

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

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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.)

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

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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