657 âŸļ Ali shifts capital to Kufa

Ali shifts the capital from Medina to Kufa.
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đŸĒĻ Assassination of Uthman and Ali's Caliphate

In the summer a band of tribesmen from Egypt comes to Medina and after unsuccessful negotiations they attack and kill Uthman, the third Caliph.[6] Ali ibn Abi Talib becomes the fourth caliph.âŸļ
Assassination of Uthman and Ali's Caliphate (656)
Uthman ibn AffanAli ibn Abi TalibAssassinationCaliphateEarly Islamic HistoryPolitical TransitionFitnaLeadership
Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaIraqIraq

🏛ī¸ Ali shifts capital to Kufa

Ali shifts the capital from Medina to Kufa.âŸļ
Ali shifts capital to Kufa (657)
Ali ibn Abi TalibCaliphateGovernanceEarly Islamic HistoryKufaPolitical StrategyLeadershipCapital City
IraqIraqSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

👑 Ali's recapture of Hijaz and Yemen. Muawiyah declares Caliphate

Ali recaptures Hijaz and Yemen from Muawiyah. Muawiyah I declares himself as the caliph at Damascus.âŸļ
Ali's recapture of Hijaz and Yemen. Muawiyah declares Caliphate (660)
Ali ibn Abi TalibMuawiyah ICaliphateEarly Islamic HistoryPower StruggleFitnaLeadershipPolitical Conflict
Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaSyriaSyriaYemenYemen

đŸĒĻ Assassination of Ali

29 January – Ali, fourth Caliph, is assassinated in Kufa, reportedly by Kharijites.[9] He is buried in Najaf, Iraq.âŸļ
Assassination of Ali (661)
Ali ibn Abi TalibAssassinationKharijitesCaliphateEarly Islamic HistoryFitnaReligious ConflictLeadership
IraqIraq

🔄 Muhammad Tughluq Shifts Capital to Daulatabad

In the Tughluq empire, Muhammad Tughluq shifts the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in the Deccan.âŸļ
Muhammad Tughluq Shifts Capital to Daulatabad (1329)
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IndiaIndia

🏝ī¸ Sayyid Said Shifts Capital to Zanzibar

Sayyid Said, King of Oman, shifted his capital to Zanzibar.âŸļ
Sayyid Said Shifts Capital to Zanzibar (1831)
OmanZanzibarTradeEast AfricaLeadership19th Century
OmanOmanTanzaniaTanzania