|
Year
|
Event
( 700 to 795 )
|
|
0700
|
Jubair; Sa'id Bin Jubair, a black judge, plays blindfold
Chess.
|
|
0705
|
Marwan; Abdalmalik born Marwan died. Earliest Umayyad
Caliph
associated with Chess.
|
|
0705
|
Walid I ibn Abdalmalik becomes
Caliph.
|
|
710
|
|
0710
|
Walid I kills a
Chess player when the player purposely played bad
against him.
|
|
0712
|
Seville conquered by Arabs. Moorish invaders bring
Chess to Iberia.
|
|
0714
|
Jubair; Sa'id Bin Jubair died.
|
|
0714
|
Waldi I died. Killed a
Chess player who avoided beating the Caliph.
|
|
0718
|
Abbasids (descendents of the Phophet's uncle Abbas) try to take the
Caliphate.
|
|
720
|
|
0720
|
Literary; first literary references to
Chess in Arabic.
|
|
0721
|
Abu al-Abbas born. First Abbasid
Caliph.
|
|
0725
|
Sulaiman ibn Yashar died. Disapproved
Chess.
|
|
0728
|
Al-Farazdaq; Arabic poet al-Farazdaq died. His will mentions
Pawns
(of Chess).
|
|
0728
|
al-Ahwas died. Noted poet.
|
|
730
|
|
0735
|
Living
Chess introduced in Europe by Charles Martel (688-741).
|
|
740
|
|
0742
|
Hisham ibn Abdal-Malik died.
Caliph and Chess player.
|
|
0742
|
Az-Zuhi died. Great lawyer of the Umayyad period and
Chess player.
|
|
0747
|
Abbasids organize a rebellion in Iran.
|
|
750
|
|
0750
|
Abbasid; start of the Abbasid
Caliphs. Capital moved to Baghdad.
|
|
0750
|
Abbasid
Caliphs come to power in Baghdad. Document Chess.
|
|
0750
|
Abu al-Abbas, first Abbasid
Caliph, comes to power.
|
|
0750
|
Umayyad; end of the Umayyad
Caliphs.
|
|
760
|
|
0763
|
Ar-Rashid; Haran ar-Rashid born. Abbasid
Caliph of Islam (786-809).
Patron.
|
|
0763
|
Harun ar-Rashid born. Abbasid
Caliph of Islam 786-809. First in his
dynasty to play Chess.
|
|
0767
|
Abu Hanifa died.
|
|
770
|
|
0770
|
Women; first mention of women
Chess players.
|
|
0775
|
Al-Mahdi ibn al-Mansur is third Abbasid
Caliph.
|
|
0775
|
Al-Mansur died. Second
Caliph of the new dynasty (Abbasids).
|
|
0776
|
Abdalaziz; Poet Abu Hafs Omar ibn Abdalaziz called ash-Shatranji, the
Chess player.
|
|
780
|
|
0780
|
Moorish invaders of Spain introduce
Chess to Western Europe.
|
|
0780
|
Al-Mahdi wrote a letter to Mecca to give up
Chess, Dice, and Archery.
|
|
0785
|
Al-Mahdi ibn al-Mansur died. Third of the Abbasid
Caliphs.
|
|
0786
|
Al-Mumun born. A
Caliph.
|
|
0786
|
Al-Rashid,
Caliph of Islam, comes to power.
|
|
790
|
|
0790
|
Chess piece; earliest known
Chess piece dates to this period.
|
|
0795
|
China; first reference to Chinese
Chess in the Huan Kwai Lu (Book of
Marvels).
|
|
0795
|
Malik ibn Anas died.
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