12th Century (1100-1199)

• 1101: Death of the Fatimid Caliph al-Musta'li , accession of al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah .

• 1105: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Barkiyaruq , accession Of Mehmed I of Great Seljuk.

• 1106: Death of the Al Motavid Yusuf bin Tashfin .

• 1107: Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Kilij Arslan I, succession of Malik Shah of Rüm .

• 1108: Death of the Zirid ruler Tamin , accession of Yahya of Zirid .

• 1116: Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah. accession of Mas'ud of Rüm.

• 1118: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad; accession of Mahmud II of Great Seljuk. Death of the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustazhir, accession of al-Mustarshid. In Spain the Christians capture Saragossa.

• 1121: Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah , accession of Al-Hafiz .

• 1127: Imad ad-Din Zengi establishes the Zengi rule In Mosul.

• 1128: Death of the Khawarzam Shah Qutb ud Din Muhammad; accession of Atsiz.

• 1130: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mahmud II of Great Seljuk; accession of Toghrül II .

• 1134: Assassination of the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustarshid; accession of al-Rashid. Death of the Seljuk Sultan Toghrül II , accession of Mas'ud of Great Seljuk .

• 1135: Deposition of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Rashid, accession of Al-Muqtafi.

• 1144: Zengi captures Edessa from the Christians, second crusade.

• 1146: Death of Zengi, accession of Nur ad-Din.

• 1147: In the Maghrib Al Moravids overthrown by the Almohad under Abd al-Mu'min.

• 1148: End of the Zirid rule' in North Africa.

• 1149: Death of the Fatimid Caliph al-Hafiz , accession of Az-Zafir .

• 1152: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mas'ud of Great Seljuk , accession of Malik Shah III . Hamadid rule extinguished in North Africa.

• 1153: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah III , accession of Mehmed II of Great Seljuk .

• 1154: Death of the Fatimid Caliph az-Zafir , accession of Al-Faiz .

• 1156: Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Mas'ud of Rüm, accession of Kilij Arslan II.

• 1159: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mehmed II of Great Seljuk , accession of Gulaiman.

• 1160: Death of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtafi, accession of al-Mustanjid. Death of the Fatimid Caliph al-Faiz , accession of al-Adid .

• 1161: Death of the Seljuk Süleyman of Great Seljuk , accession of Arslan Shah .

• 1163: Death of the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu'min, accession of Yusuf I, Almohad Caliph.

• 1170: Death of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustanjid, accession of Al-Mustadi.

• 1171: Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al-Adid . End of the Fatimids. Saladin founds the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt.

• 1172: Death of the Khawarzam Shah Arsalan, accession of Sultan Shah.

• 1173: The Khawarzam Shah Sultan Shah is overthrown by Tukush Shah.

• 1174: Saladin annexes Syria.

• 1175: The Ghurids defeat the Guzz Turks and occupy Ghazni.

• 1176: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Arslan Shah , accession of Toghrül III .

• 1179: Death of the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustadi, accession of an-Nasir. Shahab ud Din Ghuri captures Peshawar.

• 1185: Death of the Almohad ruler Yusuf I, Almohad Caliph, accession of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph.

• 1186: The Ghurids overthrow the Ghaznavid in the Punjab.

• 1187: Saladin wrests Jerusalem from the Christians, third crusade.

• 1191: Battle of Tarain between the Rajputs and the Ghurids .

• 1193: Death of Saladin; accession of Al-Aziz . Second battle of Tarain.

• 1194: Occupation of Delhi by the Muslims. End of the Seljuk rule.

• 1199: Death of the Khawarzam Shah Tukush Shah; accession of Ala ud Din. Death of the Almohad ruler Yaqub, Almohad Caliph; accession of Muhammad an-Nasir. Conquest of Northern India and Bengal by the Ghurids .

See Also

Timeline of Islamic history