Historical figures of the Ottoman Empire
The atlas holds 70 people and 347 moments here, from 1299 to 1922. The most recorded lives are Ibn Battuta, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Suleiman the Magnificent. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Agatha Christie
in 1907
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Albert Camus
in 1913
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Albert Einstein
in 1905
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
in 1918
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…
Alexander Pushkin
from 1820 to 1829
15 moments here
Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…
Alexandre Dumas
in 1858
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
Anton Chekhov
in 1899
1 moment here
Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician. Chekhov was born in Taganrog, studied and began his literary career in Moscow, undertook a…
Anwar Sadat
in 1918
1 moment here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Baháʼu'lláh
from 1853 to 1892
11 moments here
Baháʼu'lláh (Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí) was an Iranian religious leader and founder of the Baháʼí Faith.…
Catherine II of Russia
from 1774 to 1794
11 moments here
Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
from 1535 to 1541
4 moments here
Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1855
2 moments here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Doris Lessing
in 1919
1 moment here
British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1910
1 moment here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Florence Nightingale
from 1850 to 1856
8 moments here
English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…
Fuzuli
from 1483 to 1556
3 moments here
Fuzuli (Muhammad bin Suleyman) was a 16th-century Azerbaijani-language poet who also wrote in Persian and Arabic.…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
from 1918 to 1921
2 moments here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
Golda Meir
in 1921
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Grigori Rasputin
in 1911
1 moment here
Russian mystic and faith healer whose rise from a Siberian peasant village to influence at the court of Nicholas II made him one of the most…
Gustave Flaubert
from 1849 to 1858
10 moments here
French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1841
2 moments here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Henri Matisse
in 1906
1 moment here
French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and major figure of modern art. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, Matisse trained and worked…
Hernán Cortés
in 1541
1 moment here
Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…
Humayun
in 1544
1 moment here
Nasir al-Din Muhammad Humayun was the second Mughal emperor. His reign in northern India was interrupted by defeat and exile, followed by a…
Moments
- 1299 Establishment at Yenişehir Osman I
- 1299 Move of the capital to Bilecik Osman I
- 1301 Siege of İznik Osman I
- 1302 Battle of Bapheus Osman I
- 1303 At Kite Castle after the Dimbos campaign Osman I
- 1303 Battle at Dimbos Osman I
- 1303 Blockade works around Bursa Osman I
- 1303 Pursuit to Ulubat Bridge Osman I
- 1304 Arrival at Akhisar in the Sakarya valley Osman I
- 1304 Arrival at Lefke Osman I
- 1304 Arrival at Mekece Osman I
- 1304 Capture of Geyve Osman I
- 1305 Remaining at Karacahisar Osman I
- 1324 Pilgrimage in Mecca Mansa Musa
- 1324 Arrival and residence in Cairo Mansa Musa
- 1324 Camp by the Pyramids of Giza Mansa Musa
- 1325 Enters Tunis Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Falls ill at Béjaïa Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Halts outside Algiers Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Reaches Tripoli Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Recovers briefly at Annaba Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Shelters in Constantine Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Stays at Miliana Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Stops in Tlemcen Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Delayed at Gabès Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Marries at Sfax Ibn Battuta
- 1325 Passes through Sousse Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Approaches Aydhab Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Arrives in Cairo Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Stays four days in Medina Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Travels through Damietta Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Visits Ali's mausoleum Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Visits al-Murshidi near Fuwwah Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Arrives at Alexandria Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Spends Ramadan in Damascus Ibn Battuta
- 1326 Completes first hajj Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Extended residence in Mecca Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Follows the Tigris to Basra Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Guest of Mosul's governor Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Journeys to Wasit Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Visits Cizre Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Visits Mardin Ibn Battuta
- 1327 Arrives in Baghdad Ibn Battuta
- 1329 Departs through Jeddah Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Lands at Alanya Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Received in Antalya Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Sails from Latakia to Anatolia Ibn Battuta
- 1332 Birth in Tunis Ibn Khaldun
- 1333 Arrives in İznik Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Embarks from Sinop Ibn Battuta