Arab: Timeline

677 BC   Esarhaddon Esarhaddon

Esarhaddon, was a king of Assyria [i] who reigned 681 BC [i]-669 BC [i]), the youngest son of Sennacherib [i] ... 

 leads the Assyria Assyria

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n army against rebellious Arab tribes, advances as far as the Brook of Egypt.

627   Battle of the Trench: An Early Arab vs Muslim Muslim

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 battle.

634   The Arabs invade Palestine.

636   Battle of Yarmuk - Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire

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 loses Syria Syria

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 to the Arabs.

640   The French France

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 city of Lille is founded by Lyderic. Battle of Heliopolis between Arab Muslim Muslim

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 armies and Byzantine Byzantine Empire

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.

642   Arabs invade Nubia Nubia

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 for the first time; they will do so again in 652.

643   Arab armies win their first North Africa North Africa

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n victory in Tripoli Tripoli

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.

645   Byzantines Byzantine Empire

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 recapture Alexandria from the Arabs.

650   Arab conquest of Persia Persian Empire

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 completed.

651   Yazdegard III is killed in Merv Merv

Merv, formerly Alexandria and Antiochia in Margiana – in current-day Turkmenistan [i], ... 

 by his followers, ending both Persian resistance to Arab conquest, and the Sassanid dynasty.

652   Arabs invade Nubia Nubia

Today Nubia is the region in the south of Egypt [i], along the Nile [i] and in northern Sudan [i], but i ... 

 for the second time, laying siege to the city of Dunqulah and destroying its cathedral. (Previous invasion was in 642)

655   A Byzantine Byzantine Empire

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 fleet is defeated by the Arabs at Finike.

668   Arab forces conquer the Garamantes Garamantes

The Garamantes were a Sahara [i]n Berber [i]-speaking people who used an elaborate underground irrigation [i] ... 

.

677   Battle of Syllaeum: Arab fleet destroyed by Byzantines Byzantine Empire

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705   Beginning of a long period of fighting between Trebizond and the Arabs

751   Arabian armies defeated Tang Tang Dynasty

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 troops in the Battle of Talas.

758   The Chinese China

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 city City

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 Guangzhou Guangzhou

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 was sacked by Arab and Persia Iran

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n raiders.

832   Heraclea-Cybistra, Turkey Turkey

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 is sacked by Arabs.

846   August: Arab pirates sack the Vatican Vatican City

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.

951   The Arabic occupation of Crete Crete

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 comes to an end.

969   Nicephorus II captures Antioch Antioch

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 from the Arabs.

1947   The United Nations United Nations

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 General Assembly votes to partition Palestine between Arabs and Jew Jew

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s.

1977   Egypt Egypt

[i] country in [[North Africa]... 

ian President Anwar Sadat Anwar Sadat

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 becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel Israel

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, when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin Menachem Begin

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 and speaks before the Knesset Knesset

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 in Jerusalem Jerusalem

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, seeking a permanent peace settlement (much of the Arab world is outraged by the visit).

2000   October 21 15 Arab leaders convene in Cairo Cairo

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, Egypt Egypt

[i] country in [[North Africa]... 

, for their first summit in four years; the Libyan delegation walks out, angry over signs the summit will stop short of calling for breaking ties with Israel Israel

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.