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Timeline of 11th century Muslim history

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11th century (1001–1100 CE / 391–494 AH)

  • 1001: Mahmud of Ghazni defeats the Hindu Shahis at Peshawar.
  • 1004: Mahmud of Ghazni captures Bhatiya.
  • 1005: Mahmud of Ghazni captures Multan and Ghur.
  • 1008: Mahmud of Ghazni defeats the Rajput confederacy.
  • 1010: Abdication of Hisham II in Spain. Accession of Muhammad II.
  • 1011: In Spain Muhammad II is overthrown by Sulaiman II.
  • 1012: In Spain, power is captured by Bani Hamud. Death of the Buwayhid Baha' al-Dawla, accession of Sultan al-Dawla.
  • 1016: Death of the Zirid ruler Nasir al-Dawla Badis; accession of Al Muizz.
  • 1018: In Spain, power is captured by Abd-ar-Rahman IV.
  • 1019: Conshest of the Punjab by Mahmud of Ghazni.
  • 1020: The Buwayhid Sultan al-Dawla is overthrown by Musharrif al-Dawla. Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al Hakim, accession of Ali az-Zahir.
  • 1024: In Spain, assassination of Abd-ar-Rahman IV.
  • 1025: Death of the Buwayhid Musharrif al-Dawla, accession of Jalal al-Dawla.
  • 1029: In Spain, death of Mustaft, accession of Hisham III.
  • 1030: Death of Mahmud of Ghazni.
  • 1031: In Spain, deposition of Hisham III, and end of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba. Death of the Abbasid Caliph al-Qadir, accession of al-Qa'im.
  • 1036: Death of the Fatimid Caliph Ali az-Zahir, accession of Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah Toghrül is crowned as the king of the Seljuqs.
  • 1037: Seljuq Turks under Tuğrul Bey sack the city of Ghazni.
  • 1040: Battle of Dandanaqan, the Seljuqs defeat the Ghazanavids. Deposition of Mas'ud I of Ghazni Sultan, accession of Mohammad Ghaznavi. Al Moravids come to power in North Africa.
  • 1041: The Ghaznavid Sultan Mohammad Ghaznavi is overthrown by Maw'dud Ghaznavi.
  • 1044: Death of the Buwayhid Jalal al-Dawla, accession of Abu Kalijar.
  • 1046: Basasiri captures power in Baghdad.
  • 1047: The Zirids in North Africa repudiate allegiance to the Fatimid and transfer allegiance to the Abbasids.
  • 1048: Death of the Buwayhid Abu Kalijar, accession of Malik al-Rahim.
  • 1050: Yusuf ibn Tashfin comes to power in the Maghrib.
  • 1055: Tuğrul Bey overthrows the Buwayhids.
  • 1057: Basasiri recaptures power in Baghdad, deposes Al-Qa'im and offers allegiance to the Fatimid Caliph.
  • 1059: Tuğrul Bey recaptures power in Baghdad, Al-Qa'im is restored as the Caliph.
  • 1060: Ibrahim of Ghazna becomes the Sultan. Yusuf ibn Tashfin founds the city of Marrakesh. The Zirids abandon their capital Ashir and establish their capital at Bougie.
  • 1062: Death of the Zirid ruler Al Muizz, accession of Tamin.
  • 1063: Death of the Seljuq Sultan Tuğrul Bey accession of Alp Arslan.
  • 1064 Seljuk army under Alp Arslan captured Ani and slaughtered its population
  • 1071: Battle of Manzikert, the Byzantine emperor Romanos IV is taken captive by the Seljuq Turks.
  • 1073: Death of Alp Arslan, accession of Malik Shah. Badr al-Jamali takes power as the vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate.
  • 1077: Death of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Qa'im, accession of Al-Muqtadi.
  • 1077: Seljuq Turks found Sultanate of Rûm in Turkey.
  • 1082: The Almoravids conquer Algeria.
  • 1085: After a four-year siege, Toledo delivers itself up to Alfonso VI.
  • 1086: Battle of Zallakha. The Almoravids defeat the Christians in Spain.
  • 1086: Death of Suleyman I of Rum, accession of Kilij Arslan I.
  • 1090: Hassan-i Sabbah captures Alamut, making it an Isma'ilite stronghold.
  • 1091: The Normans conquer the island of Sicily; end of the Muslim rule.
  • 1092: Death of the Seljuq Sultan Malik Shah I, accession of Mahmud I of Great Seljuq.
  • 1094: Death of Seljuq Sultan Mahmud I; accession of Barkiyaruq. Death of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadi, accession of Mustahzir.
  • 1095: The first crusade.
  • 1099: The crusaders capture Jerusalem. By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 5 per cent of the total.
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