Isfahan in the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1024 to 1387. The most recorded lives are Avicenna, Omar Khayyam and Ibn Battuta.

Notable people

1. Avicenna

   from 1024 to 1037

   2 moments here

   Ibn Sina (Avicenna; c. 980–22 June 1037) was a Persian philosopher, physician, and court official.…

2. Omar Khayyam

   in 1074

   1 moment here

   Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…

3. Ibn Battuta

   in 1327

   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…

4. Timur

   in 1387

   1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1024 Settlement at Isfahan Avicenna
2. 1037 Campaign near Isfahan Avicenna
3. 1074 Observatory work in Isfahan Omar Khayyam
4. 1327 Crosses to Isfahan Ibn Battuta
5. 1387 Arrival at Isfahan Timur

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