Timeline of 8th century Muslim history

Eighth century (701-800)

This century is equivalent to approximately 81 AH – 184 AH.

• 702: Ash'ath's rebellion in Iraq, battle of Dayr al-Jamira.
• 703: Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam of 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 bin Ziad and Transoxiana.
• 712: Conquest of Sindh by Mohammad bin Qasim
• 713: Ali ibn Husayn, the fourth Imam of Islam 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.
• 716: Second Arab siege of Constantinople.
• 717: Death of Sulayman. Umar II becomes Umayyad Caliph. Pact of Umar.
• 720: Death of Umar II. Yazid II becomes Umayyad Caliph.
• 723: Al-Kharashi, massacred Turks and Sogdian refugees in Khujand
• 724: Death of Yazid II. Hisham becomes Umayyad Caliph.
• 725: The Muslims occupy Nîmes in France.
• 728: Turgesh Qaghan Suluk defeated Muslim ibn Sa'id
• 730: Barjik, of Khazar Turks invaded northwestern Iran and defeated the Umayyad forces at Ardabil in 730, killing the Arab governor Al-Djarrah al-Hakami and briefly occupying the town
• 732: The Battle of Tours in France.
• 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.
• 740: Shi'a Zaydi Revolt under Zayd bin Ali. Berber revolt in North Africa. Battle of the Nobles.
• 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 Yahya ibn Zayd.
• 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. Battle of Ain al Jurr. 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: 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.
• 751: Battle of Talas Abbasid amies defeat Tang Dynasty of China. First Türk-Arap cooperation.
• 754: Death of Al-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.
• 758: Khazar army under Ras Tarkhan invaded and temporarily occupied parts of Azerbaijan and Arran.
• 763: Foundation of Baghdad. Defeat of the Abbasids in Spain.
• 765: Jafar al-Sadiq, who is the sixth imam of Shiite is poisoned. He formulated theology and Shariah of shiite during his life, which called Mazhabe Jafari. 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: Battle of Janbi 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.
• 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.
• 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 per cent of the total (centred around Iraq).