| THE RISE AND FALL OF ISLAM: |
| 2nd millennium CE |
| 12th century (1101–1200 CE / 494 – 597 AH) |
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DETAIL: |
| 1100/01 |
1166 |
ACADEMIA: |
Muhammad al-Idrissi, known for having drawn some of the most advanced ancient world maps |
| 1101 |
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Death of the Fatimid Caliph al-Musta’li |
| “ |
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Accession of al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah |
| 1105 |
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Death of the Seljuk Sultan Barkiyaruq |
| “ |
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Accession Of Mehmed I of Great Seljuk |
| 1106 |
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Death of the Al Motavid Yusuf bin Tashfin |
| 1107 |
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Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Kilij Arslan I |
| “ |
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SUCCESSION: |
Succession of Malik Shah of Rüm |
| 1108 |
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Death of the Zirid ruler Tamin |
| “ |
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Accession of Yahya of Zirid |
| 1111 |
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ACADEMIA: |
Persian Islamic jurist and philosopher Al-Ghazali dies |
| 1116 |
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Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah |
| “ |
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Accession of Mas’ud of Rüm |
| 1118 |
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Death of the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad |
| “ |
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Accession of Mahmud II of Great Seljuk. |
| “ |
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Death of the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustazhir, |
| “ |
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Accession of al-Mustarshid. |
| “ |
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CAPTURE: |
In Spain the Christians capture Zaragoza. |
| 1121 |
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Death of the Fatimid ruler Al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah |
| “ |
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Accession of Al-Hafiz |
| 1127 |
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SOVEREIGNTY: |
Imad ad-Din Zengi establishes the Zengi rule In Mosul |
| 1128 |
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Death of the Khawarzam Shah Qutb ud Din Muhammad |
| “ |
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Accession of Atsiz. |
| 1130 |
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Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mahmud II of Great Seljuk |
| “ |
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Accession of Toghrül II |
| 1135 |
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ASSASSINATION |
Assassination of the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustarshid |
| “ |
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Accession of al-Rashid. |
| “ |
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Death of the Seljuk Sultan Toghrül II, |
| “ |
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Accession of Mas’ud of Great Seljuk. |
| 1136 |
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DEPOSITION: |
Deposition of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Rashid |
| “ |
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Accession of Al-Muqtafi |
| 1144 |
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CAPTURE: |
Zengi captures Edessa from the Christians |
| 1146 |
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Death of Zengi |
| “ |
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Accession of Nur ad-Din |
| 1147 |
1149 |
CRUSADE: |
CRUSADE NO.2 Second crusade (1147 – 1149) |
| “ |
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OVERTHROW: |
In the Maghrib Al Moravids overthrown by the Almohad under Abd al-Mu’min |
| “ |
1269 |
CONVERTS: |
Almohad Caliphate, a Moroccan Berber Muslim movement, started by Ibn Tumart among the Masmuda |
| 1148 |
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CESSATION: |
End of the Zirid rule’ in North Africa |
| “ |
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SIEGE: |
Siege of Damascus repulsed. |
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VICTORY: |
Winning the Second Crusade |
| 1149 |
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Death of the Fatimid Caliph al-Hafiz |
| “ |
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Accession of Az-Zafir |
| 1152 |
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Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mas’ud of Great Seljuk |
| “ |
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Accession of Malik Shah III |
| “ |
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CESSATION: |
Hamadid rule extinguished in North Africa |
| 1153 |
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Death of the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah III |
| “ |
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Accession of Mehmed II of Great Seljuk |
| 1154 |
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Death of the Fatimid Caliph az-Zafir |
| “ |
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Accession of Al-Faiz |
| 1156 |
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Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Mas’ud of Rüm |
| “ |
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Accession of Kilij Arslan II |
| 1159 |
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Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mehmed II of Great Seljuk |
| “ |
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Accession of Süleyman |
| 1160 |
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Death of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtafi |
| “ |
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Accession of al-Mustanjid |
| “ |
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Death of the Fatimid Caliph al-Faiz |
| “ |
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Accession of al-Adid |
| 1161 |
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Death of the Seljuk Süleyman of Great Seljuk |
| “ |
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Accession of Arslan Shah |
| 1163 |
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Death of the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu’min |
| “ |
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Accession of Yusuf I, Almohad Caliph |
| 1170 |
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Death of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustanjid |
| “ |
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Accession of Al-Mustadi |
| 1171 |
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Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al-Adid |
| “ |
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CESSATION: |
End of the Fatimid caliphate |
| “ |
1260 |
DYNASTIES: |
Saladin founds the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt |
| 1172 |
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Death of the Khawarzam Shah Arsalan, |
| “ |
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Accession of Sultan Shah. |
| 1173 |
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OVERTHROW: |
The Khawarzam Shah Sultan Shah is overthrown by Tukush Shah |
| 1174 |
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Saladin annexes Syria |
| 1175 |
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DEFEAT: |
The Ghurids defeat the Guzz Turks |
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OCCUPATION: |
The Ghurids occupy Ghazni |
| 1176 |
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Death of the Seljuk Sultan Arslan Shah |
| “ |
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Accession of Toghrül III |
| 1179 |
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Death of the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustadi, |
| “ |
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Accession of an-Nasir. |
| “ |
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CAPTURE: |
Shahab ud Din Ghuri captures Peshawar. |
| 1185 |
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Death of the Almohad ruler Yusuf I, Almohad Caliph, |
| “ |
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Accession of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph. |
| 1186 |
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OVERTHROW: |
The Ghurids overthrow the Ghaznavid in the Punjab. |
| 1187 |
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JERUSALEM: |
Saladin recaptures  Jerusalem from the Christians, |
| 1189 |
1192 |
CRUSADE: |
CRUSADE NO.3: Third Crusade (1189 – 1192) |
| 1191 |
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BATTLE: |
First Battle of Tarain between the Rajputs and the Ghurids |
| 1192 |
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BATTLE: |
Second Battle of Tarain |
| 1193 |
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Death of Saladin |
| “ |
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Accession of Al-Aziz Uthman |
| 1194 |
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OCCUPATION: |
Occupation of Delhi by the Muslims |
| “ |
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CESSATION: |
End of the Seljuk rule |
| 1199 |
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Death of the Khawarzam Shah Tukush Shah; |
| “ |
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Accession of Ala ud Din. |
| “ |
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Death of the Almohad ruler Yaqub, Almohad Caliph; |
| “ |
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Accession of Muhammad an-Nasir. |
| “ |
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CONQUEST: |
Conquest of Northern India and Bengal by the Ghurids. |
| “ |
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By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 6 per cent of the total. |
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