8th Century - (700-799)

• 700: Campaigns against the Berbers in North Africa.

• 702: Ashath 's rebellion in Iraq, battle of Deir ul Jamira .

• 705: Death of Abd al-Malik. Accession of Al-Walid I as Umayyad Caliph.

• 711: Conquest of Spain, Sind and Transoxiana.

• 713: Conquest of Multan.

• 715: Death of Walid I. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik beomes Umayyad Caliph.

• 716: Invasion of Constantinople.

• 717: Death of Sulaiman. Umar II becomes Umayyad Caliph.

• 720: Death of Umar II. Yazid II becomes Umayyad Caliph.

• 724: Death of Yazid III. Hisham becomes Umayyad Caliph.

• 725: The Muslims occupy Nimes in France.

• 732: The battle of Tours in France.

• 737: The Muslims meet reverse at Avignon in France.

• 740: Shi'a revolt under Zaid bin Ali. Berber revolt in North Africa. Battle of the Nobles .

• 741: Battle of Bagdoura in North Africa.

• 742: The Muslim rule restored in Qiarowan .

• 743: Death of Hisham. Al-Walid II becomes Umayyad Caliph. Shi'a revolt in Khurasan under Yahya bin Zaid .

• 744: Deposition of Walid II. Yazid III becomes Umayyad Caliph and his death. Ibrahim becomes Umayyad Caliph and his overthrow. Battle of Ain al Jurr . Marwan II becomes Umayyad Caliph

• 745: 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 Rayy .

• 749: Battle of lsfahan and Battle of Nihawand . Capture of Kufa by the Abbasids. As-Saffah becomes the Abbasid Caliph at Kufa.

• 750: Battle of Zab . Fall of Damascus. End of the Umayyads.

• 751: Conquest of Wasit by the Abbasid. Murder of the Minister Abu Salama.

• 754: Death of As-Saffah. Accession of Al-Mansur as the Caliph.

• 755: Revolt of Abdullah bin Ali . Murder of Abu Muslim. Sunbadh revolt in Khurasan.

• 756: Abd-ar-rahman I founds the Umayyad state in Spain.

• 763: Foundation of Baghdad. Defeat of the Abbasids in Spain.

• 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 Mansur, Accession of Al-Mahdi.

• 777: Battle of Saragossa in Spain.

• 785: Death of the Caliph Mahdi. Accession of Al-Hadi.

• 786: Death of Hadi. Accession of Harun al-Rashid.

• 788: Idrisid state set up in the Maghrib. 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 al-Hakam I.

• 799: Suppression of the revolt of the Khazars.

See Also

Timeline of Islamic history