| Lifespan | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| 570 - 632 | The prophet; annexed most of Arabia into his new Islamic empire | Muhammad | 100%
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| 600 - 661 | Branching point for the Shia faith; the first Imam; cousin and son-in-law of the prophet | Ali | 88%
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| 573 - 634 | Branching point for the Sunni faith; the first "Rightly Guided" Caliph; closest friend and father-in-law of the prophet | Abu Bakr | 75%
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| 1937 - 2006 | Revolutionary dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait; wanted to establish his hegemony over the Arab world | Saddam Hussein | 75%
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| 1137 - 1193 | Founded the Ayyubid dynasty and retook Jerusalem in the 12th century during the Crusades | Salahuddin Ayyubi | 75%
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| 1494 - 1566 | "The Magnificent"; the longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | Suleiman I | 75%
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| 1979 - 2011 | Revolutionary leader of Libya; sought to unite Africa against Western influence | Muammar Gaddafi | 69%
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| 1432 - 1481 | The Ottoman Sultan who conquered Constantinople | Mehmed II | 63%
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| 585 - 642 | "The Sword of Allah"; never lost a battle | Khalid ibn al-Walid | 56%
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| 1258 - 1326 | The founder of the Ottoman Empire | Osman I | 56%
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| 1900 - 1989 | Ayatollah of Iran who led the overthrow of Reza Shah's monarchical regime | Ruhollah Khomeini | 56%
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| 1336 - 1405 | Sunni Turco-Mongol conqueror who never lost a battle despite being physically "Lame" | Timur | 50%
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| ? - 720 | Berber commander who led the Umayyad conquest of Spain; Gibraltar was originally named after him | Tariq ibn Ziyad | 31%
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