Alexandria in the Ottoman Empire
The atlas holds 4 people and 7 moments here, from 1326 to 1867. The most recorded lives are Napoleon Bonaparte, Ibn Battuta and Mark Twain.
Notable people
Napoleon Bonaparte
from 1798 to 1799
3 moments here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Ibn Battuta
from 1326 to 1349
2 moments here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Mark Twain
in 1867
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Ibn Khaldun
in 1382
1 moment here
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…
Moments
- 1326 Arrives at Alexandria Ibn Battuta
- 1349 Revisits Alexandria's lighthouse Ibn Battuta
- 1382 Arrival at Alexandria Ibn Khaldun
- 1798 Takes Alexandria Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1799 Camps before Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1799 Defeats Ottoman army at Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1867 Prepares to leave Alexandria Mark Twain