Damascus in the Ottoman Empire

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1326 to 1905. The most recorded lives are Ibn Battuta, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Ibn Khaldun.

Notable people

  1. Ibn Battuta

    from 1326 to 1348

    3 moments here

    Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

  2. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    in 1905

    1 moment here

    Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

  3. Ibn Khaldun

    in 1401

    1 moment here

    Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…

  4. Timur

    in 1400

    1 moment here

    Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire.…

Moments

  1. 1326 Spends Ramadan in Damascus Ibn Battuta
  2. 1348 Arrives in plague-stricken Damascus Ibn Battuta
  3. 1348 Returns to Damascus during the plague Ibn Battuta
  4. 1400 Siege of Damascus Timur
  5. 1401 Meeting Timur outside Damascus Ibn Khaldun
  6. 1905 Posted to the Fifth Army in Damascus Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

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