Table of Contents
9th Century (800-899) C.E.
| 800: | The Aghlabid rule is established inNorth Africa. |
| 803: | Downfall of the Barmakids. Executionof Jafar Barmki. |
| 805: | Campaigns against the Byzantines.Capture of the islands of Rhodes and Cypress. |
| 809: | Death of Harun ur Rashid. Accessionof Amin. |
| 814: | Civil war between Amin and Mamun.Amin killed and Mamun becomes the Caliph. |
| 815: | Shia revolt under Ibn Tuba Tabs. |
| 816: | Shia revolt in Makkah; Harsamaquells the revolt. In Spain the Umayyads capture the island of Corsica. |
| 817: | Harsama killed. |
| 818: | The Umayyads of Spain capture theislands of Izira, Majorica, and Sardinia. |
| 819: | Mamun comes to Baghdad. |
| 820: | Tahir establishes the rule of theTahirids in Khurasan. |
| 822: | Death of Al Hakam in Spain;accession of Abdul Rahman. II. |
| 823: | Death of Tahir in Khurasan.Accession of Talha and his deposition. Accession of Abdullah b Tahir. |
| 827: | Mamun declares the Mutazila creed asthe state religion. |
| 833: | Death of Mamun. Accession ofMutasim. |
| 836: | Mutasim shifts the capital toSamarra. |
| 837: | Revolt of the Jats. |
| 838: | Revolt of Babek in Azarbaijansuppressed. |
| 839: | Revolt of Maziar in Tabaristan. TheMuslims occupy South Italy. Capture of the city of Messina in Sicily. |
| 842: | Death of Mutasim, accession ofWasiq. |
| 843: | Revolts of the Arabs. |
| 847: | Death of Wasiq, accession ofMutawakkil. |
| 850: | Mutawakkil restores orthodoxy. |
| 849: | Death of the Tahirid ruler Abdullahb Tahir; accession of Tahir II. |
| 852: | Death of Abdur Rahman II of Spain;.accession of Muhammad I. |
| 856: | Umar b Abdul Aziz founds theHabbarid rule in Sind. |
| 858: | Mutawakkil founds the town ofJafariya. |
| 860: | Ahmad founds the Samanid rule inTransoxiana. |
| 861: | Murder of the Abbasid CaliphMutawakkil; accession of Muntasir. |
| 862: | Muntasir poisoned to death;accession of Mutasin. |
| 864: | Zaidi state established inTabaristan by Hasan b Zaid. |
| 866: | Mutasim flies from Samarra, hisdepostion and accession of Mutaaz. |
| 867: | Yaqub b Layth founds the Saffaridrule in Sistan. |
| 868: | Ahmad b Tulun founds the Tulunidrule in Egypt. |
| 869: | The Abbasid Caliph Mutaaz forced toabdicate, his death and accession of Muhtadi. |
| 870: | Turks revolt against Muhtadi, hisdeath and accession of Mutamid. |
| 873: | Tahirid rule extinguished. |
| 874: | Zanj revolt in South Iraq. Death ofthe Samanid ruler Ahmad, accession of Nasr. |
| 877: | Death of Yaqubb Layth in Sistan,accession of Amr b Layth. |
| 885: | Death of Ahmad b Tulun in Egypt,accession of Khamar- wiyiah. |
| 866: | Death of Muhammad I the Umayyadruler of Spain, accession of Munzir. Death of Abdullah b Umar theHabbari ruler of Sind. |
| 888: | Death of Munzir the Umayyad ruler ofSpain, accession of Abbullah. |
| 891: | The Qarmatian state established atBahrain. |
| 892: | Death of the Samanid ruler Nasr,accession of Ismail. |
| 894: | The Rustamids become the vassals ofSpain. |
| 896: | Death of the Tulunid rulerKhamarwiyiah; accession of Abul Asakir Jaish. |
| 897: | Assassination of Abul Asakir Jaish;accession of Abu Musa Harun. |
| 898: | Qarmatians sack Basra. |