Early Islamic period

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era of Islamic history historical period

The Early Islamic period is the era beginning in the 7th century marked by the rise and expansion of Islam, the establishment of the caliphates, and significant political, cultural, and religious transformations across the Middle East and beyond.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	era of Islamic history → historical period →
chronologicalRelation	follows Late Antique period → precedes High Islamic period →
culturalDevelopment	development of early Islamic architecture → development of early Islamic art → emergence of Arabic as an administrative language → formation of Islamic jurisprudence → formation of hadith literature → standardization of Arabic script → translation movement of Greek and Persian works →
dominantPoliticalSystem	caliphate →
economicFeature	expansion of long-distance trade routes → introduction of Islamic coinage →
geographicScope	Arabian Peninsula → Central Asia → Egypt → Iberian Peninsula → Levant → Mesopotamia → North Africa → Persia → South Asia →
hasKeyFigure	Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan → Abu Bakr → Abu Hanifa → Ahmad ibn Hanbal → Ali ibn Abi Talib → Amr ibn al-As → Harun al-Rashid → Ja'far al-Sadiq → Jabir ibn Hayyan → Khalid ibn al-Walid → Malik ibn Anas → Muawiya I → Muhammad → Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas → Umar ibn al-Khattab → Uthman ibn Affan → al-Hasan ibn Ali → al-Husayn ibn Ali → al-Jahiz → al-Khwarizmi → al-Kindi → al-Ma'mun → al-Mansur → al-Shafi'i → al-Tabari →
hasPart	Rashidun Caliphate → Umayyad Caliphate → early Abbasid Caliphate → lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad →
includesDynasty	Abbasid Caliphate → Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED → Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED → Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba →
mainReligion	Islam →
notableMonument	Dome of the Rock → Great Mosque of Córdoba → Great Mosque of Damascus → Great Mosque of Kairouan →
politicalCharacteristic	centralized caliphal authority → provincial governance by emirs and governors → rapid imperial expansion →
religiousDevelopment	development of early kalam schools → emergence of Kharijite movements → emergence of Shia Islam → emergence of Sunni Islam →
significantEvent	Battle of Badr → Battle of Karbala → Battle of Nahavand NERFINISHED → Battle of Qadisiyyah NERFINISHED → Battle of Uhud NERFINISHED → Battle of Yarmouk NERFINISHED → Battle of the Trench NERFINISHED → Conquest of Mecca → First Fitna → Hijra of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina → Muslim conquest of Egypt → Muslim conquest of North Africa → Muslim conquest of Persia → Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula → Muslim conquest of the Levant → Ridda Wars → Second Fitna → Treaty of Hudaybiyyah → codification of the Quran → foundation of Baghdad → foundation of Basra → foundation of Fustat → foundation of Kufa → revelation of the Quran → rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula →
startTime	7th century →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abu Bakr → Al-Walid I →	era
Damietta ("Islamic period") → Sidon ("Islamic period") →	historicalEra
Coptic script ("Early Islamic Egypt") → Lydda →	historicalPeriod
Early Islamic period ("precedes High Islamic period") →	chronologicalRelation
Jaffa →	hasHistoricalPeriod
Hijra ("Medinan period of Muhammad") →	relatedTo