Al-Kindi
801–873* · Person
The 'philosopher of the Arabs' — polymath of the House of Wisdom who naturalised Greek philosophy in Arabic and wrote on optics, music and cryptography.
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- Hijra (622)
- Muhammad's first revelation (610)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Mongol sack of Baghdad (1258)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Uthman standardises the Quran (650)
- Sunni-Shia split (656)
- Rashidun Caliphate begins (632)
Around 801
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- An Lushan Rebellion (755)
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Viking Age (793)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
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- Reconquista (722)
- Viking raid on Lindisfarne (793)