Table of Contents
8th Century (700-799) C.E.
| 700: | Campaigns against the Berbers inNorth Africa. |
| 702: | Ashath’s rebellion in Iraq, battleof Deir ul Jamira. |
| 705: | Death of Abdul Malik. Accession ofWalid I as Caliph. |
| 711: | Conquest of Spain, Sind andTransoxiana. |
| 712: | The Muslims advance in Spain, Sindand Transoxiana. |
| 713: | Conquest of Multan. |
| 715: | Death of Walid I. Accession ofSulaiman. |
| 716: | Invasion of Constantinople. |
| 717: | Death of Sulaiman. Accession of Umarb Abdul Aziz. |
| 720: | Death of Umar b Abdul Aziz.Accession of Yazid II. |
| 724: | Death of Yazid II. Accession ofHisham. |
| 725: | The Muslims occupy Nimes in France. |
| 732: | The battle of Tours in France. |
| 737: | The Muslims meet reverse at Avignonin France. |
| 740: | Shia revolt under Zaid b Ali. Berberrevolt in North Africa. Battle of the Nobles. |
| 741: | Battle of Bagdoura in North Africa. |
| 742: | The Muslim rule restored inQiarowan. |
| 743: | Death of Hisham. Accession of WalidII. Shia revolt in Khurasan under Yahya b Zaid. |
| 744: | Deposition of Walid I1. Accession ofYazid II1 and his death. Accession of Ibrahim and his overthrow. Battleof Ain al Jurr. Accession of Marwan II. |
| 745: | Kufa and Mosul occupied by theKhawarjites. |
| 746: | Battle of Rupar Thutha, Kufa andMosul occupied by Marwan II. |
| 747: | Revolt of Abu Muslim in Khurasan. |
| 748: | Battle of Rayy. |
| 749: | Battles of lsfahan and Nihawand.Capture of Kufa by the Abbasids. As Saffah becomes the Abbasid Caliphat Kufa. |
| 750: | Battle of Zab. Fall of Damascus. Endof the Umayyads. |
| 751: | Conquest of Wasit by the Abbasid.Murder of the Minister Abu Salama. |
| 754: | Death of As Saffah. Accession ofMansur as the Caliph. |
| 755: | Revolt of Abdullah b Ali. MUrder ofAbu Muslim. Sunbadh revolt in Khurasan. |
| 756: | Abdul Rahman founds the Umayyadstate in Spain. |
| 762: | Shia revolt under Muhammad (Nafs uzZakia) and Ibrahim. |
| 763: | Foundation of Baghdad. Defeat of theAbbasids in Spain. |
| 767: | Khariji state set up by Ibn Madrarat Sijilmasa. Ustad Sees revolt in Khurasan. |
| 772: | Battle of Janbi in North Africa.Rustamid. state set up in Morocco. |
| 775: | Death or the Abbasid Caliph Mansur,Accession of Mahdi. |
| 777: | Battle of Saragossa in Spain. |
| 785: | Death of the Caliph Mahdi. Accessionof Hadi. |
| 786: | Death of Hadi. Accession of Harun urRashid. |
| 788: | Idrisid state set up in the Maghrib.Death of Abdul Rahman of Spain, and accession of Hisham. |
| 792: | Invasion of South France. |
| 796: | Death of Hisham in Spain; accessionof al Hakam. |
| 799: | Suppression of the revolt of theKhazars. Ninth century. |