Explorers of the Ottoman Empire
The atlas holds 3 people and 50 moments here, from 1325 to 1872. The most recorded lives are Ibn Battuta, Theodore Roosevelt and Hernán Cortés.
Notable people
Ibn Battuta
from 1325 to 1349
48 moments here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1872
1 moment here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Hernán Cortés
in 1541
1 moment here
Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…
Moments
- 1325 Enters Tunis Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Falls ill at Béjaïa Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Halts outside Algiers Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Reaches Tripoli Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Recovers briefly at Annaba Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Shelters in Constantine Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Stays at Miliana Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Stops in Tlemcen Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Delayed at Gabès Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Marries at Sfax Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Passes through Sousse Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Approaches Aydhab Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Arrives in Cairo Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Stays four days in Medina Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Travels through Damietta Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Visits Ali's mausoleum Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Visits al-Murshidi near Fuwwah Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Arrives at Alexandria Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Spends Ramadan in Damascus Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Completes first hajj Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Extended residence in Mecca Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Follows the Tigris to Basra Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Guest of Mosul's governor Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Journeys to Wasit Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Visits Cizre Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Visits Mardin Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Arrives in Baghdad Ibn Battuta
- 1329 Departs through Jeddah Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Lands at Alanya Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Received in Antalya Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Sails from Latakia to Anatolia Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Arrives in İznik Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Embarks from Sinop Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Reaches Bursa Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Reaches the khan's camp Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Spends a month in Constantinople Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Stays in Kaffa Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Stays with Birgi's sultan Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Visits Ephesus Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Visits Qiram Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Spends Ramadan in Eğirdir Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Arrives in plague-stricken Damascus Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Makes his final recorded hajj Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stays at Abu Sir Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stops at Homs Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stops in depopulated Gaza Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Returns to Damascus during the plague Ibn Battuta
- 1349 Revisits Alexandria's lighthouse Ibn Battuta
- 1541 Algiers expedition Hernán Cortés
- 1872 Family journey in Egypt Theodore Roosevelt