Mecca in the Ottoman Empire

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1324 to 1869. The most recorded lives are Ibn Battuta, Ibn Khaldun and Mansa Musa.

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. Ibn Khaldun

    in 1387

    1 moment here

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

  3. Imam Shamil

    in 1869

    1 moment here

    Avar imam, political and military leader of the Caucasian Imamate, and principal leader of North Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia during the…

  4. Mansa Musa

    in 1324

    1 moment here

    Mansa Musa (c. 1280–c. 1337), also known as Musa I of Mali, was mansa of the Mali Empire. The securely documented movements of his life are…

  5. Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    in 1813

    1 moment here

    Ottoman Albanian military commander and wālī of Egypt from 1805 to 1848. Muhammad Ali consolidated power in Egypt, undertook campaigns in Arabia and…

Moments

  1. 1324 Pilgrimage in Mecca Mansa Musa
  2. 1326 Completes first hajj Ibn Battuta
  3. 1327 Extended residence in Mecca Ibn Battuta
  4. 1348 Makes his final recorded hajj Ibn Battuta
  5. 1387 Pilgrimage to Mecca Ibn Khaldun
  6. 1813 Pilgrimage and meetings in Mecca Muhammad Ali of Egypt
  7. 1869 Pilgrimage in Mecca Imam Shamil

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