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Expansion Under the Umayyad Caliphates
Expansion of the caliphate
This map shows the extension of Islamic rule under Muhammad, the Rashidun Caliphate, and the Umayyad Caliphate.
Under Muhammad, from 632-661, the caliphate expanded to cover the majority of the modern-day Arabian Peninsula, including a portion of modern-day Jordan, most of modern-day Saudia Arabia, and the entirety of modern-day Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. Under the Rashidun Caliphate, from 632-661, the caliphate expanded to cover, from west to east, modern-day northern Libya and Egypt; the entirety of modern-day Cyprus, Israel, the West Bank, and Lebanon; portions of modern-day Lebanon, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia; the entirety of modern-day Syria, Iraq, and Armenia; and portions of modern-day Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Finally, under the Umayyad Caliphate, from 661 to 750, the caliphate expanded to cover, from west to east, the entirety of modern-day Portugal and Morocco; portions of modern-day Spain, France, and Algeria; the entirety of modern-day Tunisia; portions of modern-day Libya, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and India.
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