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
Ibn Battuta
from 1325 to 1349
48 moments here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Ibn Khaldun
from 1332 to 1406
12 moments here
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…
Ignatius of Loyola
in 1523
2 moments here
Basque Spanish priest, former soldier, and founder of the Society of Jesus. His documented movements span Gipuzkoa, Castile, Catalonia, France, the…
Igor Tamm
from 1919 to 1920
2 moments here
Soviet theoretical physicist and 1958 Nobel laureate in Physics, noted for work on Cherenkov radiation, nuclear physics, and controlled thermonuclear…
Imam Shamil
from 1846 to 1871
6 moments here
Avar imam, political and military leader of the Caucasian Imamate, and principal leader of North Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia during the…
John Maynard Keynes
in 1921
2 moments here
English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…
José de San Martín
in 1791
1 moment here
Argentine general and independence leader who helped secure the independence of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.…
Joseph Stalin
from 1878 to 1901
3 moments here
Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…
Jules Verne
in 1878
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Kahlil Gibran
from 1883 to 1898
2 moments here
Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist, best known for The Prophet. Born in Bsharri, he emigrated to Boston as a child, studied in Beirut…
Karl Marx
in 1882
1 moment here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Lavr Kornilov
in 1918
3 moments here
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov was an Imperial Russian Army officer, military intelligence officer, explorer, and general.…
Le Corbusier
in 1911
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Leon Trotsky
from 1887 to 1898
3 moments here
Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…
Leo Tolstoy
from 1851 to 1901
5 moments here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Lord Byron
from 1809 to 1824
9 moments here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Mansa Musa
in 1324
3 moments here
Mansa Musa (c. 1280–c. 1337), also known as Musa I of Mali, was mansa of the Mali Empire. The securely documented movements of his life are…
Mark Twain
in 1867
6 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Maxim Gorky
from 1892 to 1900
2 moments here
Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, publisher, and political activist.…
Miguel de Cervantes
from 1571 to 1581
7 moments here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Mikhail Frunze
from 1920 to 1921
2 moments here
Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze was a Bolshevik revolutionary, Red Army commander, Soviet military theorist, and senior state official.…
Mikhail Vrubel
from 1870 to 1885
2 moments here
Russian painter, draughtsman, sculptor, ceramic artist, and theatrical designer associated with Symbolism and Russian Art Nouveau.…
Mimar Sinan
from 1490 to 1588
9 moments here
Mimar Sinan was the Ottoman Empire’s chief architect and a military engineer under Süleyman I, Selim II, and Murad III.…
Mother Teresa
in 1910
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Moments
- 1333 Reaches Bursa Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Reaches the khan's camp Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Spends a month in Constantinople Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Stays in Kaffa Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Stays with Birgi's sultan Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Visits Ephesus Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Visits Qiram Ibn Battuta
- 1333 Spends Ramadan in Eğirdir Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Arrives in plague-stricken Damascus Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Makes his final recorded hajj Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stays at Abu Sir Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stops at Homs Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stops in depopulated Gaza Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Returns to Damascus during the plague Ibn Battuta
- 1349 Revisits Alexandria's lighthouse Ibn Battuta
- 1365 Political office at Béjaïa Ibn Khaldun
- 1370 Summoned to Tlemcen Ibn Khaldun
- 1375 Mission among the Dawadida near Biskra Ibn Khaldun
- 1375 Retreat at Qal'at Ibn Salama Ibn Khaldun
- 1378 Return to Tunis for research Ibn Khaldun
- 1382 Arrival at Alexandria Ibn Khaldun
- 1383 Arrival in Cairo Ibn Khaldun
- 1384 Siege of Soltaniyeh Timur
- 1386 Siege and capture of Tbilisi Timur
- 1387 Pilgrimage to Mecca Ibn Khaldun
- 1393 Capture of Baghdad Timur
- 1400 Sack of Sivas Timur
- 1400 Arrival before Aleppo Timur
- 1400 Siege of Damascus Timur
- 1401 Meeting Timur outside Damascus Ibn Khaldun
- 1401 Siege of Baghdad Timur
- 1401 Return to Cairo after Damascus Ibn Khaldun
- 1402 Battle of Ankara Timur
- 1402 Siege and capture of Smyrna Timur
- 1403 Siege of Birtvisi Fortress Timur
- 1406 Death and burial in Cairo Ibn Khaldun
- 1483 Birth in present-day Iraq Fuzuli
- 1490 Birth at Ağırnas Mimar Sinan
- 1494 Born at Trabzon Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1512 Sent to Constantinople for Janissary training Mimar Sinan
- 1521 Belgrade campaign Mimar Sinan
- 1521 Conquers Šabac Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1521 Encircles Belgrade Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1522 Takes personal charge at Rhodes Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1523 Arrival at Jaffa Ignatius of Loyola
- 1523 Pilgrimage in the Holy Land Ignatius of Loyola
- 1526 Departs Constantinople for Hungary Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1534 Presentation to Sultan Suleiman after the conquest of Baghdad Fuzuli
- 1534 Enters Baghdad Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1535 Camp at Radès after the conquest Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor