I thought with all this talk about Islamic "peace" and a quote in one of the topics about Islamic people learning holy wars from the Christian crusades needed a little perspective.
Islamic holy wars
(http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/history/chronology/)
Islam is argued to have been spread peacefully, separate from the Muslim takeover of territories. Still, Islamic governments pushed Islam on the people of the territories which they took over, and treated Jews and Christians as second class citizens.
623 AD Muhammad leads 310 men to loot a caravan and got into a battle with the people defending it.
625 AD Muhammad led his army into the battle of Uhud, but was defeated.
630 AD Muhammad led an army 10,000 to Mecca, which surrenders after losing 20-30 men
633 AD Muhammad's sucessors hold military campaigns in Bahrain, Oman, Mahrah Yemen, and Hadramaut. Raids in Iraq. Battles of Kazima, Mazar, Walaja, Ulleis, Hirah, Anbar, Ein at tamr, Daumatul Jandal and Firaz.
634 AD Muhammad's successors hold battles of Basra, Damascus and Ajnadin.
635 AD Battle of Bridge. Battle of Buwaib. Conquest of Damascus. Battle of Fahl.
636 Battle of Yermuk. Battle of Qadsiyia. Conquest of Madain.
637 Conquest of Syria. Fall of Jerusalem. Battle of Jalula.
638 Conquest of Jazirah.
639 Conquest of Khuizistan. Advance into Egypt.
640 Conquest of Shustar and Jande Sabur in Persia. Battle of Babylon in Egypt.
641 Battle of Nihawand. Conquest Of Alexandria in Egypt.
642 Battle of Rayy in Persia.
643 Conquest of Azarbaijan and Tabaristan (Russia).
644 Conquest of Fars, Kerman, Sistan, Mekran and Kharan.
645 Campaigns in Fats.
646 Campaigns in Khurasan, Armeain and Asia Minor.
647 Campaigns in North Africa. Conquest of the island of Cypress.
648 Campaigns against the Byzantines.
(okay, I have to start skipping to major highlight battles and conquests)
711: Conquest of Spain, Sind and Transoxiana.
716: Invasion of Constantinople.
969: The Fatimids conquer Egypt.
1082: The A1 Moravids conquer Algeria.
1194: Occupation of Delhi by the Muslims.
1245: The Muslims reconquer Jerusalem.
1327: In the Ottoman Turks empire, The Turks capture the city of Nicaea.
1352: In Algeria, The Marinids again capture Algeria.
1371: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Invasion of Bulgaria
1384: In Amir Temur's empire, Conquest of Astrabad, Mazandaran, Rayy and Sultaniyah.
1386: In Amir Temur's empire, Annexation of Azarbaijan, Georgea overrun.
1517: The Ottoman Sultan Selim Yavuz ("the Grim") defeats the Mamluks and conquers Egypt.
1948: Arab armies attack Israel the instant it is founded
Christian holy wars
(http://www.biblia.com/christianity/)
Crusades are argued to be done out of fear of a Muslim takeover. They still went bad and about 5,000 Jews and Muslims are estimated to have been killed by crusaders.
1095: The first crusade, sparked by Turks disallowing pilgrimages to what is now Israel
1098: Capture of Antioch
1099: The crusaders capture Jerusalem.
1144 Edessa (one of the states established by the first crusade) falls to the Muslims
1146: Second crusade captures Lisbon, Portugal
1190 King Richard sets out on a third crusade and captures Cypress
1203 fourth crusade recaptures already Christian Constantinople
1204 revolt causes the crusaders to return to Constantinople to recapture it
1219 fifth crusade captures city of Damietta in Egypt
1228 sixth crusade
1249 seventh crusade
1270 eighth crusade
1272 final crusade ends the crusades
1571 a Holy League defeated the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto
Islamic holy wars
(http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/history/chronology/)
Islam is argued to have been spread peacefully, separate from the Muslim takeover of territories. Still, Islamic governments pushed Islam on the people of the territories which they took over, and treated Jews and Christians as second class citizens.
623 AD Muhammad leads 310 men to loot a caravan and got into a battle with the people defending it.
625 AD Muhammad led his army into the battle of Uhud, but was defeated.
630 AD Muhammad led an army 10,000 to Mecca, which surrenders after losing 20-30 men
633 AD Muhammad's sucessors hold military campaigns in Bahrain, Oman, Mahrah Yemen, and Hadramaut. Raids in Iraq. Battles of Kazima, Mazar, Walaja, Ulleis, Hirah, Anbar, Ein at tamr, Daumatul Jandal and Firaz.
634 AD Muhammad's successors hold battles of Basra, Damascus and Ajnadin.
635 AD Battle of Bridge. Battle of Buwaib. Conquest of Damascus. Battle of Fahl.
636 Battle of Yermuk. Battle of Qadsiyia. Conquest of Madain.
637 Conquest of Syria. Fall of Jerusalem. Battle of Jalula.
638 Conquest of Jazirah.
639 Conquest of Khuizistan. Advance into Egypt.
640 Conquest of Shustar and Jande Sabur in Persia. Battle of Babylon in Egypt.
641 Battle of Nihawand. Conquest Of Alexandria in Egypt.
642 Battle of Rayy in Persia.
643 Conquest of Azarbaijan and Tabaristan (Russia).
644 Conquest of Fars, Kerman, Sistan, Mekran and Kharan.
645 Campaigns in Fats.
646 Campaigns in Khurasan, Armeain and Asia Minor.
647 Campaigns in North Africa. Conquest of the island of Cypress.
648 Campaigns against the Byzantines.
(okay, I have to start skipping to major highlight battles and conquests)
711: Conquest of Spain, Sind and Transoxiana.
716: Invasion of Constantinople.
969: The Fatimids conquer Egypt.
1082: The A1 Moravids conquer Algeria.
1194: Occupation of Delhi by the Muslims.
1245: The Muslims reconquer Jerusalem.
1327: In the Ottoman Turks empire, The Turks capture the city of Nicaea.
1352: In Algeria, The Marinids again capture Algeria.
1371: In the Ottoman Turks empire, Invasion of Bulgaria
1384: In Amir Temur's empire, Conquest of Astrabad, Mazandaran, Rayy and Sultaniyah.
1386: In Amir Temur's empire, Annexation of Azarbaijan, Georgea overrun.
1517: The Ottoman Sultan Selim Yavuz ("the Grim") defeats the Mamluks and conquers Egypt.
1948: Arab armies attack Israel the instant it is founded
Christian holy wars
(http://www.biblia.com/christianity/)
Crusades are argued to be done out of fear of a Muslim takeover. They still went bad and about 5,000 Jews and Muslims are estimated to have been killed by crusaders.
1095: The first crusade, sparked by Turks disallowing pilgrimages to what is now Israel
1098: Capture of Antioch
1099: The crusaders capture Jerusalem.
1144 Edessa (one of the states established by the first crusade) falls to the Muslims
1146: Second crusade captures Lisbon, Portugal
1190 King Richard sets out on a third crusade and captures Cypress
1203 fourth crusade recaptures already Christian Constantinople
1204 revolt causes the crusaders to return to Constantinople to recapture it
1219 fifth crusade captures city of Damietta in Egypt
1228 sixth crusade
1249 seventh crusade
1270 eighth crusade
1272 final crusade ends the crusades
1571 a Holy League defeated the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto