The Colonial Era
العصر الاستعماري
1798 CE · 1213 AH† – c. 1950 CE · c. 1369 AH† †
† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
The period when European powers conquered, ruled or dominated most Muslim-majority lands, and when reform and independence movements arose.
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Sources
- Hodgson, The Venture of Islam (1974)
- Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples (1991)
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