Historical figures in Samarkand
The atlas holds 7 people and 8 moments here, from 327 BC to 2022. The most recorded lives are Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great and Omar Khayyam. Among them Writers, Military Leaders and Philosophers, across the Middle Ages and the Islamic Golden Age.
Notable people
Genghis Khan
in 1220
2 moments here
Born Temüjin, Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes and founded the Mongol Empire. His documented movements span the Onon and Kherlen riverlands,…
Alexander the Great
in 327 BC
1 moment here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
Omar Khayyam
in 1070
1 moment here
Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…
Ibn Battuta
in 1333
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…
Timur
in 1404
1 moment here
Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire.…
Rumi
in 1212
1 moment here
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi was a Persian-language poet, jurist, teacher, and Sufi mystic. Born at Wakhsh in the Khwarazmian Empire, he moved with his…
Ebrahim Raisi
in 2022
1 moment here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Moments
- 327 BC Stayed at Maracanda Alexander the Great
- 1070 Move to Samarkand Omar Khayyam
- 1212 Family relocation to Samarkand Rumi
- 1220 Arrived before Samarkand Genghis Khan
- 1220 Conducted the siege of Samarkand Genghis Khan
- 1333 Visits Samarkand Ibn Battuta
- 1404 Residence in Samarkand during Clavijo's embassy Timur
- 2022 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit Ebrahim Raisi