750 CE: End of Umayyad rule
750 CE: End of Umayyad ruleThe Abbasid revolution transferred the caliphate's political centre to Baghdad,…
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1260 CE: Mongol occupation
1260 CE: Mongol occupationThe Mongol advance into Syria briefly brought Damascus under Mongol control before…
1401 CE: Timur’s conquest of Damascus
1401 CE: Timur's conquest of DamascusTimur captured and heavily damaged the city, producing a major…
1516 CE: Ottoman conquest
1516 CE: Ottoman conquestSultan Selim I incorporated Damascus into the Ottoman Empire.
1517-1918 CE: Ottoman Damascus
1517-1918 CE: Ottoman DamascusThe city developed as an important provincial capital, pilgrimage centre and commercial…
1860 CE: Damascus civil violence
1860 CE: Damascus civil violenceIntercommunal violence severely affected the city's Christian quarter and became a…
1918 CE: End of Ottoman rule
1918 CE: End of Ottoman ruleArab forces entered Damascus during the final phase of the…
1920 CE: French Mandate established
1920 CE: French Mandate establishedFrance defeated the short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria at the Battle…
1925-1927 CE: Great Syrian Revolt
1925-1927 CE: Great Syrian RevoltThe anti-French uprising spread across Syria and included major resistance in…