• 701:
Ibn al-Ash'ath's rebellion in Iraq,
battle of Dayr al-Jamajim. • 703:
Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth
Imam of Shia Islam, is born. • 705: Death of caliph
Abd al-Malik. Accession of
Al-Walid I as
Umayyad Caliph. • 711: Conquest of Spain by
Tariq ibn Ziyad and of
Transoxiana by
Qutayba ibn Muslim. • 712: Conquest of
Sindh by
Muhammad ibn Qasim • 713:
Ali ibn Husayn, the fourth
Imam of Shia was poisoned and martyred.
Muhammad al-Baqir becomes
Imam. Conquest of
Multan. • 715: Death of Walid I.
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik becomes Umayyad Caliph. built between 705 and 715 by
Al-Walid I,
Damascus,
Syria. • 717: Beginning of the
Second Arab siege of Constantinople. Death of Sulayman.
Umar II becomes Umayyad Caliph.
Pact of Umar. • 718 End of the
Second Arab siege of Constantinople. • 720: Death of Umar II.
Yazid II becomes Umayyad Caliph. • 721: First
Turgesh invasion into
Transoxiana under
Kursul. • 724: Death of Yazid II.
Hisham becomes Umayyad Caliph.
Turgesh defeat
Muslim ibn Sa'id al-Kilabi in the
Day of Thirst. • 725: The Muslims occupy
Nîmes in France. • 729:
Khurasani army under
Ashras ibn Abdallah al-Sulami scores a narrow victory over the
Turgesh at the
Battle of Baykand and recovers
Bukhara. The retreating Turgesh undertake the
Siege of Kamarja. • 730:
Khazars invade northwestern Iran and defeat the Umayyad forces at the
Battle of Marj Ardabil, killing the Arab governor al-Djarrah al-Hakami and briefly occupying the town • 731: Khurasani Arab army suffers horrendous casualties at the
Battle of the Defile against the
Turgesh. 20,000 Iraqi troops are sent to Khurasan to replenish losses. • 732: The
Battle of Tours in France. • 734: Rebellion of
al-Harith ibn Surayj erupts in
Khurasan. • 735:
Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri arrives in Khurasan and suppresses al-Harith's rebellion. • 737: The Muslims meet a reverse at
Avignon in France. • 737: Marwan ibn Muhammad (later Caliph Marwan II) poured across the Caucasus and eventually defeated a Khazar army led by
Hazer Tarkhan, briefly occupying
Atil itself. • 737: At the
Battle of Kharistan, Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri drives back the Turgesh invasion of Khurasan. • 740:
Shi'a Zaydi Revolt under
Zayd ibn Ali.
Berber revolt in North Africa.
Battle of the Nobles.
Battle of Akroinon against the Byzantines. • 741:
Battle of Bagdoura in North Africa. • 742: The Muslim rule restored in
Qairawan. • 743:
Muhammad al-Baqir is poisoned.
Jafar al-Sadiq becomes
Imam. Death of
Hisham.
Al-Walid II becomes Umayyad Caliph. Shi'a revolt in
Khurasan under
Yahya ibn Zayd. • 744: Deposition of Walid II.
Yazid III becomes Umayyad Caliph and dies the same year.
Ibrahim becomes Umayyad Caliph and is overthrown the same year.
Battle of Ain al Jurr.
Marwan II becomes Umayyad Caliph. • 745:
Musa al-Kazim, the seventh
Imam of
Shiite is born. (
Ismail bin Jafar is the 7th rightful Imam according to
Ismaili Shia.)
Kufa and
Mosul occupied by the
Kharijites. • 746:
Battle of Rupar Thutha, Kufa and Mosul occupied by Marwan II. • 747: Revolt of
Abu Muslim in
Khurasan. • 748:
Battle of Ray (811). • 749:
Battle of Isfahan and
Battle of Nihawand. Capture of Kufa by the
Abbasids.
Al-Saffah becomes the Abbasid Caliph at Kufa. • 750:
Battle of Zab. Fall of
Damascus. End of the
Umayyads. • 751: Conquest of
Wasit by the Abbasids. Murder of the Minister Abu Salama. • 751: In the
Battle of Talas, the Abbasid armies defeat Tang Dynasty of China. • 754: Death of al-Saffah. Accession of
al-Mansur as the Caliph. Rebellion of al-Mansur's uncle
Abdallah ibn Ali. • 755: Murder of
Abu Muslim.
Sunbadh revolt in
Khurasan. • 756:
Abd-ar-rahman I founds the independent
Umayyad state in Spain. • 758: Khazar army under
Ras Tarkhan invaded and temporarily occupied parts of
Azerbaijan and
Arran. • 759:
Abbasid conquest of
Tabaristan. • 761: Abbasid
heir Muhammad ibn al-Mansur (future caliph
Al-Mahdi) married famous Abbasid princess
Rayta bint al-Saffah as his first wife after his return from
Khurasan. • 762:
Revolt of
Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya. • 763: Foundation of
Baghdad. Defeat of the Abbasids in Spain. • 765:
Jafar al-Sadiq, who is the sixth
imam of
Shiite is poisoned.
Musa al-Kazim becomes
Imam.
Ali ar Rida the eighth
imam was born. • 766:
Sayram in Central Asia taken from the
Nestorians. Evangelical army of
Arab Muslims and recent converts led by Abd al-Aziz. • 767:
Khariji state set up by Ibn Madrar at 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 Al-Mansur, accession of
Al-Mahdi. • 776:
Al-Mahdi's second wife was Asma, She grew up at the court. In 775–776, Al-Mahdi formed a sudden attachment for her. He married her, settling on her a marriage portion of one million
dirhams. Al-Mahdi divorced
Asma bint Atta within months and married
al-Khayzuran bint Atta as his third wife. • 777: Siege of Saragossa in Spain. • 782:
Harun ibn al-Mahdi (future
Harun al-Rashid) leads a
huge expedition against the Byzantines and reaches
Chalcedon. Harun was nominated as second
heir of the Caliphate. built in 785 by the Umayyad emir
Abd al-Rahman I,
Córdoba,
Spain. • 785: Death of the Caliph Mahdi. Accession of
Al-Hadi. • 786:
Alid rebellion in
Mecca is suppressed in the
Battle of Fakhkh. • 786: Death of Hadi. Accession of
Harun al-Rashid. • 788:
Idrisid state set up in the
Maghreb. Death of
Abd ar-Rahman I of Spain, and accession of
Hisham I. • 792: Invasion of South France. • 796: Death of Hisham in Spain; accession of
al-Hakam I. • 799: Defeat of an invasion by the
Khazars. • 800:
Musa al-Kazim is poisoned in prison of
Harun al-Rashid.
Ali al-Rida becomes
Imam. Autonomous
Aghlabid rule is established in North Africa. • By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 2 percent of the total (centred on Iraq). ==References==