Historical figures in Madurai
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1344 to 1921. The most recorded lives are Mahatma Gandhi, Ibn Battuta and Swami Vivekananda. Among them Writers, Business Leaders and Explorers, across the Interwar Period and the Middle Ages.
Notable people
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1921
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Ibn Battuta
in 1344
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…
Swami Vivekananda
in 1893
1 moment here
Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, teacher, and chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta, he travelled widely through India…
Moments
- 1344 At the Madurai court Ibn Battuta
- 1893 Meetings at Madurai Swami Vivekananda
- 1921 Adopts loincloth in Madurai Mahatma Gandhi