Samarkand in the Islamic Golden Age

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 840 to 1220. The most recorded lives are Genghis Khan, Muhammad al-Bukhari and Omar Khayyam.

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,…
Muhammad al-Bukhari
from 840 to 870
2 moments here
Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (810–870) was a hadith scholar from Bukhara whose travels for study, teaching, and transmission ranged across Central…
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,…
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…