Historical figures in Baghdad
The atlas holds 12 people and 18 moments here, from 786 to 2021. The most recorded lives are Al-Ghazali, Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi and Abu Nuwas. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Musicians and Composers, across the Middle Ages and the Ottoman Empire.
Notable people
Al-Ghazali
from 1091 to 1097
3 moments here
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
from 820 to 825
2 moments here
Persian mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and author active under the Abbasid caliphs. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse and his…
Abu Nuwas
from 786 to 814
2 moments here
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…
Timur
from 1393 to 1401
2 moments here
Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire.…
Umm Kulthum
from 1932 to 1946
2 moments here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1932
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Pope Francis
in 2021
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Agatha Christie
in 1928
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Ibn Battuta
in 1327
1 moment here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Robin Williams
in 2004
1 moment here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Suleiman the Magnificent
in 1534
1 moment here
Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, known in Ottoman tradition as Kanuni, the Lawgiver. Born at Trabzon and educated for dynastic rule, Suleiman…
Mimar Sinan
in 1535
1 moment here
Mimar Sinan was the Ottoman Empire’s chief architect and a military engineer under Süleyman I, Selim II, and Murad III.…
Moments
- 786 Move to Baghdad 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
- 1091 Professor at the Nizamiyya of Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1095 Withdrawal from Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1097 Brief stay in Baghdad Al-Ghazali
- 1327 Arrives in Baghdad Ibn Battuta
- 1393 Capture of Baghdad Timur
- 1401 Siege of Baghdad Timur
- 1534 Enters Baghdad Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1535 Baghdad campaign Mimar Sinan
- 1928 Journey to Baghdad Agatha Christie
- 1932 Visit to Baghdad Rabindranath Tagore
- 1932 Arrival for Baghdad engagement Umm Kulthum
- 1946 Return visit to Baghdad Umm Kulthum
- 2004 USO tour at Camp Liberty Robin Williams
- 2021 Historic visit to Iraq Pope Francis