Timeline of 8th-century Muslim history
This is a timeline of major events in the Muslim world from 701 AD to 800 AD (81 BH – 184 AH).
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Eighth century (701–800 CE / 81–184 AH)[]
- 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 Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. 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.
- 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 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 .
- 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. . 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: , Kufa and Mosul occupied by Marwan II.
- 747: Revolt of Abu Muslim in Khurasan.
- 748: Battle of Rayy.
- 749: Battle of Isfahan 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 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 Umayyad state in Spain.
- 758: Khazar army under Ras Tarkhan invaded and temporarily occupied parts of Azerbaijan and Arran.
- 759: Abbasid conquest of Tabaristan.
- 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: in North Africa. Rustamid state set up in Morocco.
- 775: Death or the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur, accession of Al-Mahdi.
- 777: Siege of Saragossa in Spain.
- 782: Harun al-Rashid leads a huge expedition against the Byzantines and reaches Chalcedon.
- 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. 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).
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