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601 CE

Ali ibn Abi Talib is born in Mecca.
610 CE

Ali ibn Abi Talib accepts Islam, and becomes one of the first Muslims.
619 CE

Both, Ali's father Abu Talib, and Prophet Muhammad's first wife Khadija pass away. The year is termed as the year of sorrow.
622 CE

Ali ibn Abi Talib stays behind during the Prophet Muhammad's hegira (migration to Mecca) to return the possessions of people entrusted to the Prophet.
656 CE - 661 CE

Ali ibn Abi Talib succeeds Uthman to become the fourth and final caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
656 CE - 661 CE

The murder of Caliph Uthman causes the eruption of the First Fitna (civil war). Muawiya surfaces as a major opposer of the Rashidun Caliphate.
656 CE

The Battle of the Camel.
657 CE

Battle of Siffin.
Jan 657 CE

Ali ibn Abi Talib moves his empire's capital to Kufa in Iraq.
659 CE

A peace treaty is signed between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate.
661 CE

Caliph Ali is assassinated by the Kharijites.
Mar 670 CE

Hasan ibn Ali, Shia Islam's second imam (his father, Ali ibn Abi Talib, being the first imam), is poisoned to death.
Oct 680 CE

Husayn ibn Ali, Shia Islam's third imam, is beheaded by Yazid I's force at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq.

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601 CE: Ali ibn Abi Talib is born in Mecca.

610 CE: Ali ibn Abi Talib accepts Islam, and becomes one of the first Muslims.

619 CE: Both, Ali's father Abu Talib, and Prophet Muhammad's first wife Khadija pass away. The year is termed as the year of sorrow.

622 CE: Ali ibn Abi Talib stays behind during the Prophet Muhammad's hegira (migration to Mecca) to return the possessions of people entrusted to the Prophet.

656 CE - 661 CE: Ali ibn Abi Talib succeeds Uthman to become the fourth and final caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.

656 CE - 661 CE: The murder of Caliph Uthman causes the eruption of the First Fitna (civil war). Muawiya surfaces as a major opposer of the Rashidun Caliphate.

656 CE: The Battle of the Camel.

657 CE: Battle of Siffin.

657 CE: Ali ibn Abi Talib moves his empire's capital to Kufa in Iraq.

659 CE: A peace treaty is signed between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate.

661 CE: Caliph Ali is assassinated by the Kharijites.

670 CE: Hasan ibn Ali, Shia Islam's second imam (his father, Ali ibn Abi Talib, being the first imam), is poisoned to death.

680 CE: Husayn ibn Ali, Shia Islam's third imam, is beheaded by Yazid I's force at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq.