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In the 1500s, one Muslims leader monarch in the world.

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In the Umayyad expansion they moved the capital of Muslim empire to Damascus in Syria.

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A devout Muslims, Suleyman I oversaw one of the largest empire in history-and one of the longest lasting.

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The Umayyads established a hereditary system of succession with the titles of caliph automatically passing with in the clan

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This empire included the land of Persia, Byzantium, and Egypt as well as parts of eastern Europe.

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A group named Shi'ite believed that members only of Muhammad's family and his descendants would be able to rule as caliph.

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When the Umayyads split they expanded the Muslim empire to Islam into new areas.

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A Muslim state known as the Ottoman Empire became the largest empire in the world in the 1500s.

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The Umayyad empire had amazing architecture skills.

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Rival Muslim empires arose in Persia and India during the time of the Ottoman Empire.

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The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads, who were descendants of Muhammad's uncle. They took control of the empire.

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The Abbasids ruled during a prosperous golden age.

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The Abbasid's government were left out to trusted advisers that held the empire together through force.

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As Islam spread over parts of three continents-Asia, Africa, and Europe-rival dynasties arose that challenged one another.

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Then a group called the Seljuk Turks converted to Islam and came to control the government of the Muslim empire.

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The Ottoman Empire was the largest Empire of the time, but it faced strong rival in Persia and India.

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The Abbasid architecture was an important stage in wider Islamic architecture. 

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The Al-Andalus empire flourished under the Umayyad dynasty and developed a thriving economy.

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When Abd al-Rahman III had leadership, the state had reached it's peak.

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The Safavid Empire was wedged between two other Muslim empires-the Ottoman Empires to the west and the Mughal Empire to the east.

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The Mughals were nomads from central Asia who invaded India

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Abd al-Rahman worked hard and transformed the Cordoba city into one of the largest cities in the world.

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In 1526, troops headed by a Mughal leader named Babur swept out of the central Asia and Conquered north and central India.

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When Abd al-Rahman III died the civil war erupted and the Muslim kingdoms all split into many groups.

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Babur laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire, which eventually stretched across almost the entire subcontinent.

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Muslim Spain had many stunning pieces of artwork.