On May 10, 1857, the first Indian War of Independence or Indian Uprising of 1857 began from Meerut to overthrow the rule of the British East India Company. https://youtu.be/pLUb508RJn4 With an 81-year-old Mughal ruler of Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zafar ...
Battle of Heliopolis, July 6, 640
On this day, July 06, 640, the Rashidun Caliphate forces defeated the Byzantine armies in the Battle of Heliopolis. It took place during the reign of Umar ibn al-Khattab. The Muslim forces were commanded by Amr bin al-A's while the Byzantines were ...
Battle of Hattin, July 5, 1187
The painting depicts the king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Guy of Lusignan (r. 1186-1192) surrendering to Salah al-Din after his defeat at the Battle of Hattin on July 4, 1187 CE. On this day, July 4, 2021, Sultan Salah al-Din Ayyubi defeated the Crus ...
Yavuz Sultan Selim (Selim I) ascends the Ottoman throne
On April 25, 1512, Yavuz Sultan Selim ascended the Ottoman throne in Istanbul. Later, he also became the First Ottoman Caliph in 1517.
The Battle of Jebel Hamrin, March 25, 1917, WW1
On this day, 25 March 1917 CE, the Sixth Ottoman army under the command of Ali İhsan Bey defeated the British forces in the Battle of Jebel Hamrin. Led by General Keary, the British Indian force of 8,000 men was concerned to prevent Ali İhsan Bey's force ...
Harun al-Rashid dies, March 24, 809 CE
On this day, 24 March 809 CE, the 5th Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid died because of an internal illness after ruling the vast empire for 23 years. He died at Tus in eastern Persia during an expedition to suppress a rebellion that had broken out in Samar ...
Ottomans crush Allied fleet, Dardanelles Campaign, World War I
HMS Irresistible abandoned 18 March 1915 | Wikimedia On this day, 18 March 1915 CE, the Ottomans pushed back a naval attack launched by the Allies on the Dardanelles Straits and secured a massive victory in World War I. With three battleships sunk and ...
Battle of Karnal 1739, Nader Shah defeats the Mughal forces
On 24 February 1739, Shah of Persia and the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, Nader Shah crushed a large Mughal army in the Battle of Karnal near Delhi. A number of leading Mughal generals had died on the battlefield. Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah was take ...
Al-Musta’sim is executed by the Mongols
On this day, 20 February 1258, Al-Musta'sim, the last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad was executed after the 10 days of the fall of the Abbasid capital to the Mongols. Along with the caliph, more than 3000 Abbasid officials and notables were also put to death. ...
Russians capture Erzurum, Caucasus Campaign, WW1
On this day, 16 February 1916, the Ottoman city of Erzurum fell to the Russians after Mahmut Kamil was forced to order the 3rd Army to retreat from the city. However, Erzurum reverted to Ottoman control after the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in ...