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12th Century Islamic History

1101:	Death or the Fatimid Caliph Al Mustaali, accession of Al Aamir.

1105:	Death of the Seljuk Sultan Barkiaruk, accession Of Muhammad.

1106:	Death of the AI Motavid Yusuf b Tashfin.

1107:	Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Kilij Arsalan, succession of Malik Shah.

1108:	Death of the Zirid ruler Tamin, accession of Yahya.

1116:	Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah. accession of Rukn ud Din Masud.

1118:	Death of the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad; accession of Mahmud II. Death of the 
	Abbasid Caliph Mustahzir, accession of Mustarshid. In Spain the Christians 
	capture Saragossa.

1121:	Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Aamir, accession of AI Hafiz.

1127:	Imad ud Din Zangi establishes the Zangi rule In Mosul.

1128:	Death of the Khawarzam Shah Qutb ud Din Muhammad; accession of Atsiz.

1130:	Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mahmud II; accession of Tughril Beg II.

1134:	Assassination of the Abbasid Caliph Mustarshid; accession of Al Rashid. Death 
	of the Seljuk Sultan Tughril Beg II, accession of Masud.

1135:	Deposition of the Abbasid Caliph AI Rashid, accession of AI Muktafi.

1144:	Imad ud Din Zangi captures Edessa from the Christians, second crusade.

1146:	Death of Imad ud Din Zangi, accession of Nur ud Din Zangi.

1147:	In the Maghrib AI Moravids overthrown by the Al Mohads under Abul Mumin.

1148:	End of the Zirid rule' in North Africa.

1149:	Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Hafiz, accession of AI Zafar.

1152:	Death of the Seljuk Sultan Masud, accession of Malik Shah II. Hamadid rule 
	extinguished in North Africa.

1153:	Death of the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah I1, accession of Muhammad II.

1154:	Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Zafar, accession of AI Faiz.

1156:	Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Rukn ud Din Masid, accession of Arsalan II.

1159:	Death of the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad II, accession of Gulaiman.

1160:	Death of the Abbasid Caliph AI Mukta, accession of Al Mustanjid. Death of the
	 Fatimid Caliph Al Faiz, accession of Al Azzid.

1161:	Death of the Seljuk Sulaiman, accession of Arsalan Shah.

1163:	Death of the AI Mohad ruler Abul Mumin, accession of Abu Yaqub Yusuf.

1170:	Death of the Abbasid Caliph Mustanjid, accession of Al Mustazii.

1171:	Death of the Fatimid Caliph AI Azzid. End of the Fatimids. Salah ud Din founds 
	the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt.

1172:	Death of the Khawarzam Shah Arsalan, accession of Sultan Shah.

1173:	The Khawarzam Shah Sultan Shah is overthrown by Tukush Shah.

1174:	Salah ud Din annexes Syria.

1175:	The Ghurids defeat the Guzz Turks and occupy Ghazni.

1176:	Death of the Seljuk Sultan Arsalan Shah, accession of Tughril Beg III.

1179:	Death of the Abbasid Caliph AI Mustazaii, accession of AI Nasir. 
	Shahab ud Din Ghuri captures Peshawar.

1185:	Death of the AI Mohad ruler Abu Yaqub Yusuf, accession of Abu Yusuf Yaqub.

1186:	The Ghurids overthrow the Ghaznvaids in the Punjab.

1187:	Salah ud Din wrests Jerusalem from the Christians, third crusade.

1191:	Battle of Tarain between the Rajputs and the Ghurids.

1193:	Death of Salah ud Din; accession of Al Aziz. Second battleof Tarain.

1194:	Occupation of Delhi by the Muslims. End of the Seljuk rule.

1199:	Death of the Khawarzam Shah Tukush Shah; accession of Ala ud Din. Death of 
	the AI Mohad ruler Abu Yusuf Yaqub; accession of Muhammad Nasir. Conquest of
	 Northern India and Bengal by the Ghurids.