Historical figures of the Islamic Golden Age
The atlas holds 12 people and 103 moments here, from 756 to 1248. The most recorded lives are Saladin, Avicenna and Al-Ghazali. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists.
Notable people
Saladin
from 1137 to 1193
26 moments here
Kurdish military commander, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and sultan of Egypt and Syria. Born at Tikrit, Saladin rose through the Zengid…
Avicenna
from 980 to 1037
17 moments here
Ibn Sina (Avicenna; c. 980–22 June 1037) was a Persian philosopher, physician, and court official.…
Al-Ghazali
from 1058 to 1111
14 moments here
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…
Genghis Khan
from 1219 to 1222
8 moments here
Born Temüjin, Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes and founded the Mongol Empire. His documented movements span the Onon and Kherlen riverlands,…
Rumi
from 1207 to 1248
8 moments here
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi was a Persian-language poet, jurist, teacher, and Sufi mystic. Born at Wakhsh in the Khwarazmian Empire, he moved with his…
Averroes
from 1126 to 1182
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Averroes, also known as Ibn Rushd, was an Andalusian jurist, physician, philosopher, and commentator on Aristotle.…
Al-Biruni
from 973 to 1009
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Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian polymath whose documented movements connect Kath and Khwarazm, Bukhara, Gurgan, Gurganj,…
Omar Khayyam
from 1048 to 1131
5 moments here
Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…
Abu Nuwas
from 756 to 814
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Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī was a classical Arabic poet. Sources document his birth in the Ahvaz area, childhood and study in Basra and…
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
from 780 to 825
3 moments here
Persian mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and author active under the Abbasid caliphs. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse and his…
Francis of Assisi
from 1219 to 1220
3 moments here
Italian Catholic friar, deacon, preacher, and founder of the Order of Friars Minor. Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone at Assisi, he renounced his…
Charlemagne
in 778
2 moments here
Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…
Moments
- 756 Birth in the Ahvaz area Abu Nuwas
- 778 Crossed the Pyrenees into Spain Charlemagne
- 778 Retreated through Roncevaux Pass Charlemagne
- 780 Born in Khwarazm Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 786 Move to Baghdad Abu Nuwas
- 805 Tax-inspector entourage in Egypt Abu Nuwas
- 807 Return journey to Egypt with tax-inspector entourage Abu Nuwas
- 814 Death in Baghdad Abu Nuwas
- 820 Works at the House of Wisdom Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 825 Writes his algebra in Baghdad Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 973 Birth at Kath Al-Biruni
- 980 Birth at Afshana Avicenna
- 995 Samanid patronage in Bukhara Al-Biruni
- 997 Lunar-eclipse observation at Kath Al-Biruni
- 999 Departure from Bukhara Avicenna
- 999 Service at Gurganj Avicenna
- 1003 Court of Qabus at Gurgan Al-Biruni
- 1004 Lunar-eclipse observation at Jurjaniyya Al-Biruni
- 1009 Adviser at the Ma'munid court Al-Biruni
- 1012 Westward journey through Abiward Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Jajarm Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Nasa Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Samangan Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Tus Avicenna
- 1013 Arrival and residence at Gorgan Avicenna
- 1014 Court service at Ray Avicenna
- 1015 Arrival and vizierate at Hamadan Avicenna
- 1015 Journey from Ray to Qazvin Avicenna
- 1023 Imprisonment at Fardajan Avicenna
- 1024 Settlement at Isfahan Avicenna
- 1030 Refuge in Khuzistan during Ghaznavid occupation Avicenna
- 1037 Campaign near Isfahan Avicenna
- 1037 Death and burial at Hamadan Avicenna
- 1048 Birth in Nishapur Omar Khayyam
- 1058 Birth at Tabaran Al-Ghazali
- 1068 Library visit in Bukhara Omar Khayyam
- 1070 Move to Samarkand Omar Khayyam
- 1074 Observatory work in Isfahan Omar Khayyam
- 1085 Departure from Nishapur after al-Juwayni's death Al-Ghazali
- 1091 Professor at the Nizamiyya of Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1095 Journey to Damascus Al-Ghazali
- 1095 Journey to Jerusalem Al-Ghazali
- 1095 Withdrawal from Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1096 Pilgrimage at Mecca Al-Ghazali
- 1096 Return through Damascus Al-Ghazali
- 1096 Visit to Medina Al-Ghazali
- 1096 Vow at Abraham's tomb Al-Ghazali
- 1097 Brief stay in Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1097 Settlement and private teaching at Tus Al-Ghazali
- 1106 Return to teaching at Nishapur Al-Ghazali