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Egypt |
Israel |
Syria and Lebanon |
Iraq |
Iran |
Arabian Peninsula |
Turkey |
| 5500BC |
distinct North
and South Egyptian civilizations |
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| 4500BC |
Old Predynastic Period |
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| 4000BC |
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Sumerian
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| 3150BC |
united by King Menes (Scorpion
King) Predynastic Period |
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| 3000BC |
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Caananite
civilization begins |
Elba and Mari of
Syria and Phoenicians (Caananites) civilization |
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Elam
civilization begins |
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Epic of Gilgamesh |
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| 2670BC |
Old Kingdom
begins (4th Dynasty of Snefru) |
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Various nomadic peoples |
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| c2550-2475BC |
Great Pyramids at Giza built |
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…only remaining of Seven Wonders of
the Ancient World |
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| 2340BC |
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Akkadians |
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| 2200BC |
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Guti (Iran) invasion |
Guti civilization invades Babylon |
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| 2181BC |
First Intermediate Period (north
and south) |
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| 2125BC |
united under Mentuhotep I |
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Ur (Sumeria) revolt |
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| 2000BC |
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Amorites of
Aleppo rule Elba |
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Babylon destroys
Mari |
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Various nomadic peoples |
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| 1937BC |
Middle Kingdom
begins (12th Dynasty of Amenemhet I) |
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| 1750BC |
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Hittite Empire
conquers Hattians |
| 1700BC |
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King Hamurabi,
King of Babylon |
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| 1650BC |
Hyksos
rule (Caananite nomads) |
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Second
Intermediate Period |
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Hyksos rule
Phoenicians |
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| 1600BC |
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Hittites of
Anatolia battle Syrians |
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| 1570BC |
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Egyptian
Thutmose III defeats Hyksos, rules Phoenicians |
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| 1550BC |
Hyksos expelled |
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| 1530BC |
New
Kingdom begins |
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Cassite Dynasty |
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| c1500BC |
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| 1380BC |
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Final defeat of
Mittani and Syrian people |
| 1352BC |
Akhenaten and Nefrititi rule |
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| 1336BC |
Tutankhamen rules |
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| 1300BC |
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Elam invades Assyria and Babylon |
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| 1284BC |
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Hittite peace
treaty with Egypt |
| 1279BC |
Ramses II rules |
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| 1250BC |
Exodus of Moses |
Israel
conquers Caanan |
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| 1200BC |
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Sea People (from Black Sea area)
rule Syria |
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Sea People
destroy Hittite Empire |
| 1150BC |
Ramses III defeats the Sea People
(Black Sea area people) |
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| 1100BC |
Third Intermediate Period |
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Phoenicians
become independent |
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Sabean
civilization (Sheba) |
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| 1000BC |
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King David |
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Urarian
civilization |
| 965BC |
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King Solomon |
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| 928BC |
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Split into
Israel and Judah |
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| 875BC |
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Assyria
conquers Phoenicians |
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| 800BC |
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Assyrian Empire |
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King Midas of
Phrygia |
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Conquered
by Assyria |
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| 721BC |
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Israel
conquered by Assyria |
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| 700BC |
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Assyria invades Babylon |
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| 670BC |
conquered
by Syria |
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Persian Prophet Zoroaster |
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| 612BC |
Late Period |
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Babylonians
invade Assyria, Medes invade Syria |
Nebuchadnezzer (Isin) dynasty of
Babylon |
Medes invade
Assyria |
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| 600BC |
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Aryan Persians and Medes
immigrate from N. Caspian area |
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| 586BC |
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Judah
conquered by Babylonia |
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
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Conquered
by Medes |
| 549BC |
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a Seven Wonders of Ancient World |
Persians conquer Medes |
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The Temple of
Artemis |
| 539BC |
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Judah
taken over by Persia |
Persia invades
Assyria |
Persian rule |
Persians invade Babylon, Turkey,
Uzbekistan |
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a
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
| c525BC |
conquered
by Persians |
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Persians invade Egypt |
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| 512BC |
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Persians invade Gandhara (Indus
civilization) |
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| 500BC |
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Persians invade Greece |
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The Mausoleum
at Halicarnassus |
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a
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
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| 334BC |
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Alexander the
Great conquers |
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Alexander
the Great conquers |
| 333BC |
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Alexander
the Great conquers |
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| 332BC |
Alexander
the Great conquers |
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| 331BC |
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Alexander the
Great conquers |
Alexander the
Great conquers |
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| 323BC |
Ptolemy
I of Egypt rules |
Ptolemy of Egypt
rules south |
Seleucus
of Persia rules |
Persian Empire
under Seleucus |
Seleucus rules
Persia |
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Seleucus
of Persia rules |
| 290BC |
The Lighthouse
at Alexandria |
Seleucus of Persia rules north |
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a
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
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| c200BC |
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Persians invade
Arabia |
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| 171BC |
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Parthian dynasty (Mithradates I)
rules Persia |
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| 165BC |
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Independent
Israel |
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| 133BC |
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Roman
Empire |
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| 64BC |
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Roman Empire |
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| 63BC |
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Roman
Empire |
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| 30BC |
Roman
Empire |
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Birth of biblical Jesus |
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| 70AD |
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renamed Palestine after a revolt |
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| 224AD |
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Sassinid dynasty rules Persia |
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| c250AD |
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Persians invade Indus Valley |
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| 330AD |
Byzantine rule |
Byzantine rule |
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Byzantine
Empire |
| 395AD |
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Byzantine Empire |
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Birth of Prophet Mohammed |
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| 634AD |
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Arab rule,
conquered by al Walied |
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al Khattab of Medina rules |
al Khattab of
Medina rules |
| 636AD |
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Arab
rule, al Khattab of Medina |
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| 638AD |
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Arab
rule, al Khattab of Medina |
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| c640AD |
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| 642AD |
Arab rule, al
Khattab of Medina |
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Arab rule,
conquered by al Khattab |
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| 644AD |
Umayyids of Damascus rule |
Umayyids of Damascus rule |
Umayyids of Damascus rule |
Umayyids of Damascus rule |
Umayyids of Damascus rule |
Umayyids of Damascus rule |
Umayyids of Damascus rule |
| 750AD |
Abbassids of Baghdad rule |
Abbassids of Baghdad rule |
Abbassids of Baghdad rule |
Abbassids of Baghdad rule |
Abbassids of Baghdad rule |
Abbassids of Baghdad rule |
Abbassids of Baghdad rule |
| 868AD |
Mamelukes come to
power under Ibn Tulun |
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Setting
for The Arabian Nights |
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| 945AD |
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Buwayids rule from Baghdad |
Buwayids rule from Baghdad |
Buwayids rule from Baghdad |
Independent
city states come to power |
Buwayids rule from Baghdad |
Buwayids rule from Baghdad |
| 969AD |
Shiite Fatamids from Tunisia
(Persian descent) rule |
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| 976AD |
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Seljuk
Turks conquer Persia (Ghaznavid dynasty) |
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| 978AD |
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Fatamids
of Egypt rule south |
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| 1071AD |
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Seljuk Turks
conquer Baghdad |
Hamdanids of
Aleppo rule north |
Seljuk Turks
conquer Baghdad |
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Seljuk Turks conquer Baghdad |
Seljuk Turks
conquer Byzantium |
| 1099AD |
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Crusaders conquer Jerusalem |
Ayyubids battle
Crusaders |
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| 1150AD |
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Independent
city states come to power |
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| 1168AD |
Crusaders invade |
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| 1187AD |
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Salah din al
Ayyoubi of Egypt defeats crusaders |
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| c1169AD |
Arabs rule (al
Ayyoubi from Damascus) |
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| c1200AD |
Bahri Mamelukes
take power from Arabs |
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Constantinope
falls to Crusaders |
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| 1250AD |
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Mamelukes of
Egypt rule |
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| 1256AD |
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Mongol
invasion by Hulagu Khan |
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| 1258AD |
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Mongol
invasion by Hulagu Khan |
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| c1260AD |
Mamelukes stop Mongol
advancement |
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Seljuk Turks
recapture Constantinople |
| 1291AD |
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Mamelukes of Egypt defeat last
of crusaders |
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| 1335AD |
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Independent city
states come to power |
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| 1380AD |
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Turko-Mongol
invasion by Tamerlane |
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| 1382AD |
Bughri Mamelukes take power |
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| 1400AD |
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Turko-Mongol
invasion by Tamerlane |
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| 1401AD |
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Turko-Mongol invasion by
Tamerlane |
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| 1453AD |
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Ottoman Empire |
| 1500AD |
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Portugese
control eastern coast |
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| 1502AD |
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Safavid
dynasty rules Persia |
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| 1509AD |
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Safavid
dynasty of Iran |
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| 1516AD |
Ottoman
Empire |
Ottoman Empire |
Ottoman Empire |
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| c1550AD |
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Ottoman Empire |
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| 1638AD |
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Ottoman Empire |
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| 1736AD |
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Zand dynasty
rules Persia |
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| 1796AD |
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Qajar dynasty
rules Persia |
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| 1798AD |
France
invades |
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| 1801AD |
rule
returned to Ottoman Empire (w/ British help) |
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| 1882AD |
Great
Britian takes control |
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| 1906AD |
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Iran establishes
constitutional monarchy |
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| 1918AD |
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Great Britian
rule by mandate |
France
rule by mandate |
Great
Britian rule by mandate |
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Great
Britian rule by mandate |
Britain/France/Italy
occupation |
| 1923AD |
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Turkish
Independence |
| 1932AD |
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Iraqi
Independence |
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| 1942AD |
Egyptian Independence |
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| c1945AD |
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Syria
and Lebanon become independent |
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Saudi
Arabia, Jordan, Yemen independence |
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| 1948AD |
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Israeli
Independence |
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| 1961AD |
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Kuwait
independence |
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| 1970AD |
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Oman
independence |
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| 1971AD |
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Bahrain, Qatar,
UAE independence |
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