The great seize of Malta 1565 On this day, 11 September, 1565 AD, the Ottoman forces attempted to capture Malta under Suleiman the magnificent, which was then held by the Knights Hospitaller. This endeavour resulted in the Great Siege of Malta. With 400 Maltese adults and children and 2,000 foot soldiers, the Knights survived the siege and drove the invade…
Read moreBattle of Arsuf 1191 On this day, 07 September 1191 AD, the The Battle of Arsuf was fought between king Rechard I and the Ayyubid forces led by Saladin Ayyubi, during the Third Crusade (1189-1192). After sieging Acre in July 1191, Crusader soldiers headed south. Richard the Lionheart planned to seize Jaffa before Jerusalem. Richard prepared the march delibe…
Read moreMAO College Changed into the Aligarh Muslim University, AMU On this day, 09 September 1920 AD, the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College ( MAO College ) of Aligarh was converted into the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) , is a public central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded in 1875 as the Muhammadan Ang…
Read moreSultan Murad IV's Ascends the Ottoman Throne On this day, 10 September, 1623 AD, began the reign of the 17th Ottoman Sultan: Murad IV and ended the second reign of the 15th Ottoman Sultan, Mustafa I. Sultan Murad IV was the 9th Ottoman Caliph and the son of the 14th Ottoman Sultan, Ahmed I, whom the Blue Mosque or Sultan Ahmed Mosque (opposite Ayasofy…
Read moreBattle of Ain Jalut 1260 On this day, 03 September 1260 AD, the Battle of Ain Jalut was fought between Mamluks of Egypt and Ilkhanid armies of Hulagu khan led by Kitbuga, the two sides numbering 20,000 men each met in battle in Ain Jalut. The Mongols were the first to strike. The Mamluks had a clear advantage because they knew the terrain very well, and Qut…
Read moreAl Razi Abu Bakr Mohammad Ibn Zakariya Razi (864-930 A.D.) was born at Ray, Iran. Initially, he was interested in music, but subsequently he learned medicine, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, and philosophy from a student of Hunayn Ibn Ishaq who was well-versed in the ancient Greek, Persian, and Indian medical systems, as well as other topics. He also s…
Read moreSinan worked under three Ottoman Sultans over his lengthy career as an architect and civil engineer: Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III. He created and constructed fortresses and military bridges in the 1530s, which was when he first displayed his skills. Later in 1539, Sinan finished his first non-military structure, and for the rest of his …
Read moreOn May 29, 1453, the Ottoman Army, led by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, seized Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Ottomans established an empire and one of the most powerful empires as a result of this conquest, and the Eastern Roman Empire fell and the Constantinople city became an Islamic city (in Turkish-Istanbul). Following the …
Read moreOn this day, 24 May 1877, on the occasion of Queen Victoria's 56th birthday, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan laid the groundwork for the Muslim Anglo-Oriental College (Madrasatul Uloom Musliman-e-Hind), which actually started as a primary school but quickly expanded to a secondary school. The college educated students up to the surface, and it later received the st…
Read moreShah Islamil I, also known as Ismail Khatai, the founder of the Safavid dynasty which ruled Persia from 1501 to 1736 , was born in 1487 in Ardabil and died in on 23rd May 1524 in Ardabil, Iran, at the age of 37. The Safavids, a Sufi order dating back to Safi al-Din, established the Empire (1252 to 1334 ). Safi al-Din adapted to Shi'ism and was a Persi…
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