Beginning of the Umayyad Caliphate Season 2. We recap Season 1, provide expectations for Season 2, and continue our discussion of Ibn al-Ash’ath’s rebellion.

Discussing the development of the Islamic Caliphate from the death of Prophet Muhammad to the death of Ibn Zubayr.

As-Salaamu Alaikum, welcome back to Islamic History Exclusive.  This is the podcast exclusively for Patreon subscribers of the Islamic History Podcast.  In this series, we are going over the life of Salahuddin al-Ayyubi known to the west as Saladin.  In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the Battle of Hattin. But before we get into that, let’s begin with a recap of where we are so far. 1. From 1183 to 1185, Salahuddin launches several raids into Frankish Palestine and Transjordan 2....

The Crusaders have reached Jerusalem and prepare for a siege and assault.

Ibn Zubayr’s governor is in Kufah but the Shiite’s do not recognize his authority. Two groups of Shiites are growing in Kufah and they want to get revenge for Husayn ibn Ali’s death.

Akbar tries to remove all religious divisions in his empire by creating a new religion.

Akbar neutralizes the Rajputs using a combination of diplomacy and warfare.

Akbar is only a teenager when he becomes the Mughal emperor and everyone wants a piece of him.

India is in chaos and the people want Humayun to come back. Can he pull off one of the greatest comebacks in history?

After losing his empire, Humayun receives help from an unlikely source: the Safavid Empire.

As Humayun struggles to establish his authority, Portugal struggles to create a new trade network in the subcontinent.

With the Rajputs pacified for the time being, Babur turns his attention to his Afghan enemies.

Babur has two major obstacles standing in his way in India. One of them, are the Rajputs, a mighty warrior caste.

Babur begins his first raids into India setting the stage for the establishment of the Mughal Dynasty.

Babur begins his invasion of Afghanistan but has to deal with the Uzbek warlord, Shaybani Khan.

The early life of Babur and his attempts to capture Samarkand.

Discussing the rise and conquests of Timur the Lame.

Discussing the breakup of the Mongol Empire.

Hulegu Khan and the Ilkhanate initiates a siege on the Abbasid capital of Baghdad in 1258.

Genghis Khan leads his Mongol army into Central Asia. One of his first opponents, is the Muslim Khwarezm Shah Empire. This begins the long, bloody, and brutal Mongol invasion of the Muslim world.

In this episode, we discuss the rise of Genghis Khan, and how he united the Mongol tribes and began expanding into China and Central Asia.

Introducing the Mughal Empire