Tehran in the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 763 to 1384. The most recorded lives are Harun al-Rashid, Abu Bakr al-Razi and Avicenna.

Notable people

1. Abu Bakr al-Razi

   from 865 to 925

   2 moments here

   Persian physician, philosopher, alchemist, and prolific medical writer, also known in Latin as Rhazes.…

2. Avicenna

   in 1014

   1 moment here

   Ibn Sina (Avicenna; c. 980–22 June 1037) was a Persian philosopher, physician, and court official.…

3. Harun al-Rashid

   from 763 to 804

   2 moments here

   Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid caliph, reigning from 786 to 809. Born at Ray, he led expeditions against Byzantium before becoming caliph,…

4. Muhammad al-Bukhari

   in 863

   1 moment 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…

5. Timur

   in 1384

   1 moment here

   Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire.…

Moments

1. 763 Birth at Ray Harun al-Rashid
2. 804 Court stay at al-Rayy Harun al-Rashid
3. 863 Stop in Rayy Muhammad al-Bukhari
4. 865 Birth at Rayy Abu Bakr al-Razi
5. 925 Death at Rayy Abu Bakr al-Razi
6. 1014 Court service at Ray Avicenna
7. 1384 Capture of Tehran Timur

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