Baghdad in the Islamic Golden Age

The atlas holds 3 people and 7 moments here, from 786 to 1097. The most recorded lives are Al-Ghazali, Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi and Abu Nuwas.

Notable people

  1. 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.…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

Moments

  1. 786 Move to Baghdad Abu Nuwas
  2. 814 Death in Baghdad Abu Nuwas
  3. 820 Works at the House of Wisdom Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
  4. 825 Writes his algebra in Baghdad Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
  5. 1091 Professor at the Nizamiyya of Baghdad Al-Ghazali
  6. 1095 Withdrawal from Baghdad Al-Ghazali
  7. 1097 Brief stay in Baghdad Al-Ghazali

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