Timeline of Transitions and Rebuilding of Political Islam (1258-1500)
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| 1258 | Mongols sack Baghdad. |
| 1278 | The Edict of Pope Nicholas III requires compulsory attendance of Jews at conversion sermons. |
| 1286 | Moses de Leon of Spain completes a commentary of the Torah. The Zohar remains a central text of Jewish mysticism. |
| 1290/1291 | Expulsion of Jews from England. |
| 1291 | Expulsion of Christian Crusaders from Syria. |
| 1348 | Black Death reaches Europe. |
| 1445 | Gutenberg prints Europe's first book with movable type. |
| 1453 | Ottomans begin rule from Constantinople. |
| 1492 | End of Muslim states in Spain. |
| 1492 | Columbus sets sail. |
- 3800 B.CE - 2001 BCE - The Dawn of “History”
- 2000 B.C.E. - 587 BCE - Context of Ancient Israelite Religion
- 538 BCE - 70 CE - Judaism After the Babylonian Exile
- 230 BCE-400 CE - Rule of Rome
- 70 - 500 - Rabbinic Jewish Period of Talmud Development
- 325 - 590 - Consolidation & Dominance of Classical Christianity
- 600 - 1500 - “Medieval” Period in the West
- 570 - 1258 - Reception & Classical Development of Muhammad's Islamic Message
- 1095-1258 - Crusades
- 1258-1500 - Further Transitions and Rebuilding of Political Islam
- 1291-1516 - Mamluk Rule
- 1517-1569 - Reformation and Post-Reformation Christian Period
- 1500-1920 - Dominance of Ottoman Muslim Empire in Turkey
- 1700-1917 - Jewish Modern and Contemporary Periods
- 1914-1918 - Islamic Unrest and Realignment in the Middle East
- 1918-1947 - British Rule in Palestine
- 1947-Present - Modern Israel & the Diaspora
- Timeline for the History of Jerusalem - 4500 B.C.E.-Present
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