Historical figures in Shiraz
The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, from 1315 to 1393. The most recorded lives are Hafez, Ibn Battuta and Timur. Among them Writers, Business Leaders and Explorers, across the Middle Ages.
Notable people
Hafez
from 1315 to 1390
2 moments here
Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez Shirazi was a Persian lyric poet. Surviving biographical evidence is notably sparse; the defensible physical-presence…
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…
Timur
in 1393
1 moment here
Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire.…
Moments
- 1315 Life and work in Shiraz Hafez
- 1327 Visits Shiraz Ibn Battuta
- 1390 Death in Shiraz Hafez
- 1393 Departure from Shiraz for Baghdad Timur