Gurganj in the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 780 to 1221. The most recorded lives are Al-Biruni, Avicenna and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi.

Al-Biruni
from 1004 to 1009
2 moments here
Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian polymath whose documented movements connect Kath and Khwarazm, Bukhara, Gurgan, Gurganj,…
Avicenna
in 999
1 moment here
Ibn Sina (Avicenna; c. 980–22 June 1037) was a Persian philosopher, physician, and court official.…
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
in 780
1 moment here
Persian mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and author active under the Abbasid caliphs. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse and his…
Ögedei Khan
in 1221
1 moment here
Third son of Genghis Khan and khagan of the Mongol Empire from 1229 to 1241. His documented movements include early campaigns in Mongolia, North…