Historical figures in Hyderabad

The atlas holds 8 people and 11 moments here, from 1677 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Ronald Ross, Sarojini Naidu and Rajiv Gandhi. Among them Educators, Mathematicians and Royalty, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Aurangzeb

    in 1687

    1 moment here

    Aurangzeb (Muhi al-Din Muhammad, later Alamgir I) was the sixth Mughal emperor, ruling from 1658 until 1707.…

  2. Maryam Mirzakhani

    in 2010

    1 moment here

    Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…

  3. Pranab Mukherjee

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…

  4. Rajiv Gandhi

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…

  5. Ravi Shankar

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…

  6. Ronald Ross

    from 1895 to 1897

    3 moments here

    British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…

  7. Sarojini Naidu

    from 1879 to 1898

    2 moments here

    Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…

  8. Shivaji

    in 1677

    1 moment here

    Shivaji Bhonsle (1630–1680), later Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founded the Maratha state in western India.…

Moments

  1. 1677 Enters Hyderabad Shivaji
  2. 1687 Siege of Golconda Aurangzeb
  3. 1879 Birth in Hyderabad Sarojini Naidu
  4. 1895 Return and landing at Secunderabad Ronald Ross
  5. 1896 Transfer back to Secunderabad Ronald Ross
  6. 1897 Mosquito discovery at Begumpet laboratory Ronald Ross
  7. 1898 Return to Hyderabad Sarojini Naidu
  8. 1989 Marriage to Sukanya Rajan Ravi Shankar
  9. 1990 Launches Sadbhavna Yatra Rajiv Gandhi
  10. 2010 Speaks at International Conference of Women Mathematicians Maryam Mirzakhani
  11. 2016 India Aviation inauguration Pranab Mukherjee

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