743 ⟶ Deaths of Muhammad al-Baqir and Hisham, and other events

Muhammad al-Baqir is poisoned. Jafar al-Sadiq becomes Imam. ...

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👶 Birth of Muhammad al-Baqir

Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth imam of the Shiites is born.⟶

Shi'a IslamImamMuhammad al-BaqirAhl al-BaytReligious FigureSuccessionEarly IslamIslamic Theology

Saudi Arabia

👑 Accession of Al-Walid I as Umayyad Caliph

Death of Caliph Abd al-Malik. Accession of Al-Walid I as Umayyad Caliph.⟶

Umayyad CaliphateCaliphAl-Walid ILeadershipGovernancePolitical Succession7th CenturyDamascus

👑 Accession of Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik as Umayyad Caliph

Death of Walid I. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik becomes Umayyad Caliph.⟶

Umayyad CaliphateCaliphSulayman ibn Abd al-MalikLeadershipGovernancePolitical Succession8th Century

⚰️ Deaths of Muhammad al-Baqir and Hisham, and other events

Muhammad al-Baqir is poisoned. Jafar al-Sadiq becomes Imam. Death of Hisham. Al-Walid II becomes Umayyad Caliph. Shi'a revolt in Khurasan under Yahya ibn Zayd.⟶

LeadershipShi'a IslamUmayyad CaliphateImamSuccessionReligious Leaders

Iraq

Iran

👑 Caliphal Instability and the Rise of Marwan II

Deposition of Walid II. Yazid III becomes Umayyad Caliph and dies the same year. Ibrahim becomes Umayyad Caliph and is overthrown the same year. Battle of Ain al Jurr. Marwan II becomes Umayyad Caliph.⟶

LeadershipUmayyad CaliphateSuccessionFitnaCivil WarMarwan IIGovernance

Syria

Iraq

👶 Birth of Musa al-Kazim and Kharijite Activity

Musa al-Kazim, the seventh Imam of Shiite is born. (Ismail bin Jafar is the 7th rightful Imam according to Ismaili Shia.)Kufa and Mosul occupied by the Kharijites.⟶

Shi'a IslamImamKharijitesReligious LeadersReligious Movements

Iraq

Iran