Islamic Caliphates
From the Rashidun through Abbasid caliphate, the Islamic world was the global center of science, mathematics, medicine, and philosophy.
632 CE founded
626 years of history
198 recorded events
Medina capital city
Key Facts
Islamic Golden Age
Al-Khwarizmi and algebra
Translation of Greek works
Key Events
622 CE
Foundation of Islam
Prophet Muhammad's Hijra from Mecca to Medina — the Islamic calendar begins. Islam rapidly spreads across Arabia.
religious
830 CE
Islamic Golden Age Peaks
Baghdad's House of Wisdom translates Greek, Indian, and Persian texts. Al-Khwarizmi invents algebra, and Islamic scholars advance optics, astronomy, and medicine.
scientificcultural