Grand Mosque seizure
1979 · Event
Armed zealots seize Mecca's Grand Mosque; the bloody siege pushes Saudi Arabia toward stricter religious conservatism.
On these timelines: Islam, Master, Major Religions
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- Sunni-Shia split (656)
- Rashidun Caliphate begins (632)
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