The Islamic World: 1000 Years in 18 Minutes

Medieval Islamic history condensed into one short video. The Conquests, Empires, Caliphs and Sultans of the Middle East - from a bird's eye view. 00:00 Introduction 00:58 Muhammad 02:12 Rashidun 03:47 Umayyads 05:19 Abbasids 07:34 Decentralization (Buyids, Fatimids) 09:34 Turks (Seljuks) 11:19 Crusaders (Ayyubids, Khwarazmians) 12:55 Mongols (Genghis, Hulagu) 14:29 Rulers from the Steppes (Mamluks, Ilkhanids, Timurids) 16:41 Ottomans (Safavids, Mughals) 18:21 Conclusion Select Sources and Further Reading: - Eamonn Gearon, Turning Points in Middle Eastern History (online course) - Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples (1991) - Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land (2010) - Caroline Finkel, Osman's Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923 (2006) - [Hebrew] האסלאם: היסטוריה, דת, תרבות, בעריכת מאיר מ' בר-אשר ומאיר חטינה (2017) Music: epidemicsound.com @KeithOSullivanmusic