Islamic empire

Age of the Caliphs

  Expansion under Muhammad, 622-632

  Expansion during the Patriarchal Caliphate 632-661

  Expansion during the Umayyad Caliphate, 661-750

The Caliphate later also included Sudan, Cyprus, Crete, Rhodes and Sicily.

Islamic Empire may refer to:

• The Caliphates of the early Middle Ages:
  • Rashidun Caliphate (632–661)
  • Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) - Successor of the Rashidun Caliphate
    • Umayyad Emirate in the Al-Andalus (Islamic Iberia) (750–929)
    • Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba in the Al-Andalus (Islamic Iberia) (929–1031)
  • Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258) - Successor of the Umayyad Caliphate
  • Fatimid Caliphate (910–1171)
  • Ayyubid dynasty (1174–1342)
  • Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517)

• Late Medieval Islamic Empires:
  • Samanids (819–999)
  • Tahirid dynasty (821–873)
  • Saffarid dynasty (861–1003)
  • Buyid dynasty (932–1055)
  • Sallarid (942–979)
  • Ghaznavids (963–1187)
  • Almoravid dynasty (1040–1147)
  • Almohad dynasty (1121–1269)
  • Great Seljuk Empire (1037-1194)
  • Ajuuraan State (14th century–17th century)
  • Songhai Empire (1340 – 1591)
  • Timurid dynasty (1370–1526)
  • Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526)
  • Mughal Empire (1526–1858)

• Early Modern Islamic Empires:
  • Gobroon dynasty (1810-1877)
  • Sultanate of Hobyo (1878–early 20th century)
  • Safavid dynasty (1501–1736)
  • Hotaki Dynasty (1709-1738)
  • Afsharid dynasty (1736–1796)
  • Durrani Empire (1747-1826)
  • Dervish state (1896–1920)
  • Ottoman Empire (1299–1923)

See also

• Arab Empire
• Persian Empire
• Mongol Empire
• History of Somalia
• History of Western civilization
• Spread of Islam