I have found it convenient to categorize the information under the several headings given below.

570-632:    Pre Islamic Arabia And Early Islam
      From A to K    From L to Z
632-750:    From Abū Bakr To The End Of The Umayyads
From 661:    The Muslims Of Spain
From 750:    The `Abbāsids
909-1171:    The Fātimids
1171-1250:    The Ayyubids
1220-1370:    The Mongols
1250-1517:    The Mamluks
1326-1918:    The Ottomans
1501-1722:    The Saffavids
1526-1857:    The Mughals