At a glance
- Region
- Global / Diaspora
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
On screen
- The Battle of Algiers· Film, 1966 · Set in · historical drama
- Payitaht: Abdülhamid· Series · Set in · historical drama
- Lion of the Desert· Film, 1981 · Set in · historical drama
Summary
The period in which European powers subjected, ruled or dominated most of the countries with Muslim-majority populations, and in which reform and independence movements arose. The museum roughly bounds it from 1798 CE to about 1950 CE. These boundaries are the museum's own organising convention and are not absolute.
Overview
The museum's holdings for this era today include: polities: 2.
Polities
- The Qajar Dynasty (1789 CE to 1925 CE)
- The Sokoto Caliphate (1804 CE to 1903 CE)
What this page covers
This era is still thinly covered in the museum (2 items only), so this page should not be read as a comprehensive survey of it. Its items are being added gradually from primary sources with each new batch.
Notes for researchers
Connections
- Setting of
- The Battle of Algiers· Payitaht: Abdülhamid· Lion of the Desert
People and things also explored
Abd al-Hamid II· Algiers· Istanbul· Ottoman Empire· The Battle of Algiers· Payitaht: Abdülhamid· Lion of the Desert
Sources
- Hodgson, The Venture of Islam (1974)
- Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples (1991)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Colonial Era”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/period/colonial-era/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-27.