Tag: Muslim

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30th September 737: Umayyad Caliphate defeated in the Battle of the Baggage

30th September 2021
Tagged as: Afghanistan, Caliph, Caliphate, Islam, Middle East, Muslim, Turgesh, Umayyad

The Battle of the Baggage saw the defeat of an army from the powerful Umayyad Caliphate by Turgesh forces.

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30th July 762: Construction begins on the city of Baghdad under Caliph Al-Mansur

30th July 2021
Tagged as: Abbasid, Al-Mansur, Architecture, Baghdad, Caliph, Islam, Madinat al-Salaam, Muslim

The city of Baghdad was founded by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur.

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16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar

16th July 2021
Tagged as: Arabia, Astronomy, Calendar, Date, Islam, Muslim, Religion, Science

The Islamic calendar was dated to start with the first new moon after the Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina.

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18th May 1291: Siege of Acre signals end of Crusader influence

18th May 2019
Tagged as: Christian, Christianity, Crusade, Islam, Medieval, Middle Ages, Middle East, Muslim, War

On the 18^th May 1291, the Crusader-controlled city of Acre was seized by the Muslim forces of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil.