Historical figures in Bukhara
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 995 to 1333. The most recorded lives are Genghis Khan, Avicenna and Omar Khayyam. Among them Writers, Scientists and Mathematicians, across the Middle Ages and the Islamic Golden Age.
Notable people
Genghis Khan
in 1220
1 moment here
Born Temüjin, Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes and founded the Mongol Empire. His documented movements span the Onon and Kherlen riverlands,…
Avicenna
in 999
1 moment here
Ibn Sina (Avicenna; c. 980–22 June 1037) was a Persian philosopher, physician, and court official.…
Omar Khayyam
in 1068
1 moment here
Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…
Ibn Battuta
in 1333
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…
Al-Biruni
in 995
1 moment here
Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian polymath whose documented movements connect Kath and Khwarazm, Bukhara, Gurgan, Gurganj,…
Moments
- 995 Samanid patronage in Bukhara Al-Biruni
- 999 Departure from Bukhara Avicenna
- 1068 Library visit in Bukhara Omar Khayyam
- 1220 Reached Bukhara through the Kyzylkum Genghis Khan
- 1333 Visits Bukhara Ibn Battuta