Timeline of Islamic history

Timeline of Islamic history: 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st century

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This timeline of Islamic history relates the Gregorian and Islamic calendars in the history of Islam. This timeline starts with the lifetime of Muhammad, which is believed by non- Muslims to be when Islam started,[1] though not by Muslims.[2][3][4]

## Broad periods (Gregorian and Islamic dates)[edit]

Muhammad and the Rashidun Caliphs

* 6th century CE (13 BH – 23 AH)

The Umayyad Caliphate, the Abbasid Caliphate and its fragmentation, the Mamluk Sultanate, the Delhi Sultanate

* 7th century CE (23 AH – 81 AH)
* 8th century CE (81 AH – 184 AH)
* 9th century CE (184 AH – 288 AH)
* 10th century CE (288 AH – 391 AH)
* 11th century CE (391 AH – 494 AH)
* 12th century CE (494 AH – 597 AH)
* 13th century CE (597 AH – 700 AH)
* 14th century CE (700 AH – 803 AH)

Regional empires and dynasties (Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire, Mughal Empire)

* 15th century CE (803 AH – 906 AH)
* 16th century CE (906 AH – 1009 AH)
* 17th century CE (1009 AH – 1112 AH)
* 18th century CE (1112 AH – 1215 AH)
* 19th century CE (1215 AH – 1318 AH)

Final period of colonialism and time of postcolonial nation-states

* 20th century CE (1318 AH – 1421 AH)
* 21st century CE (1421 AH – present)

## Islamic centuries to Gregorian[edit]

Main article: Islamic calendar

Islamic centuries to corresponding Gregorian years[5]

* 1st century AH (622 – 719 CE)
* 2nd century AH (719 – 816)
* 3rd century AH (816 – 913)
* 4th century AH (913 – 1009)
* 5th century AH (1009 – 1106)
* 6th century AH (1106 – 1203)
* 7th century AH (1203 – 1299)
* 8th century AH (1299 – 1397)
* 9th century AH (1397 – 1495)
* 10th century AH (1495 – 1591)
* 11th century AH (1591 – 1688)
* 12th century AH (1688 – 1785)
* 13th century AH (1785 – 1883)
* 14th century AH (1883 – 1980)
* 15th century AH (1980 – present)

## See also[edit]

* Timeline of science and engineering in the Muslim world
* History of Islam
* Timeline of Jerusalem

## References[edit]

1. ^ Watt, William Montgomery (2003). Islam and the Integration of Society. Psychology Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-415-17587-6. Archived from the original on 2017-01-14.
2. ^ Esposito, John (1998). Islam: The Straight Path (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 9, 12. ISBN 978-0-19-511234-4.
3. ^ Esposito (2002b), pp. 4–5.
4. ^ Peters, F.E. (2003). Islam: A Guide for Jews and Christians. Princeton University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-691-11553-2.
5. ^ "URDU CALENDAR – ISLAMIC – GREGORIAN". Archived from the original on 2012-12-25.

## External links[edit]

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