Timeline / 700 to 1000 / JORDAN

Date Country | Description

728 A.D. Jordan

An Umayyad town is established on the citadel of Amman comprising a palace complex, congregational mosque, residential units, a reservoir and a bath.

743 - 744 A.D. Jordan

Several Umayyad palaces are built in Jordan, notably Mushatta Palace with its fantastic façade.

747 A.D. Jordan

A ruinous earthquake destroys Jerusalem and most of the cities of Jordan at the end of Umayyad rule.

749 A.D. Jordan

The Abbasid family left al-Humayma in Jordan for Kufa in Iraq in order to lead the revolt against the Umayyads. Their plotting reaches a successful conclusion in this year.

796 A.D. Jordan

The Abbasid Caliph al-Rashid appoints his brother Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi governor (wali) of Jordan. It was customary to appoint the brothers and family members of caliphs to administrative positions.

822 A.D. Jordan

Sa’id ibn Khalid, a grandson of the third orthodox Caliph ‘Uthman, leads a revolt against the Abbasids at al-Fudayn in Jordan calling for the restitution of the Umayyad caliphate. Abandoned by his companions, his revolt ended.

875 A.D. Jordan

Bilad al-Sham (Syria, Jordan, Palestine) comes under the rule of the Tulunid dynasty; Ahmad ibn Tulun is the founder of this dynasty in Egypt.

918 A.D. Jordan

Muhammad ibn Tughj, governor of Amman under the Tulunids, defeats the Bedouins and bandits who attack pilgrim caravans; this gives him celebrity in Baghdad.

935 A.D. Jordan

Jordan and Syria submit to the Ikhshidids under Muhammad bin Tughj, the founder of this dynasty in Egypt.

969 A.D. Jordan Date Country | Description

In November the Fatimids of Egypt take control of Jordan during the region of al- Mu’izz Li-Deenillah.