Rashidun Caliphate Timeline

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632 CE - 634 CE

Abu Bakr becomes the first caliph (successor to Muhammad) of the Rashidun Caliphate.
634 CE - 644 CE

Umar ibn al-Khattab succeeds Abu Bakr, becoming the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
634 CE

Battle of Ajnadayn; a decisive victory for the Rashidun Caliphate.
634 CE

Damascus falls to the Rashidun Caliphate.
635 CE

Battle of Fahl; the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate defeat the Palestinean garrison of the Byzantine Empire.
15 Aug 636 CE - 20 Aug 636 CE

Battle of Yarmuk is fought between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire.
20 Aug 636 CE

Rashidun forces defeat the Byzantines in the Battle of Yarmouk.
637 CE

Muslim invasion of the Levant. The Byzantines are driven out.
640 CE - 650 CE

The Rashidun Caliphate conquers Armenia.
642 CE

Byzantine Alexandria falls to the Rashidun Caliphate.
644 CE - 656 CE

Uthman ibn 'Affan succeeds Umar to become the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
649 CE

The Rashidun Caliphate attacks Byzantine Cyprus.
651 CE

Arab Rashidun Caliphate conquers the Sasanian Empire.
654 CE

Byzantine Crete, Kos and Rhodes fall to the Rashidun Caliphate.
656 CE - 661 CE

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

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