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

  1. Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    from 1769 to 1849

    13 moments here

    Ottoman Albanian military commander and wālī of Egypt from 1805 to 1848. Muhammad Ali consolidated power in Egypt, undertook campaigns in Arabia and…

  2. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    from 1881 to 1922

    41 moments here

    Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

  3. Naguib Mahfouz

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Egyptian novelist, screenwriter, and playwright whose fiction made Cairo a central setting of modern Arabic literature.…

  4. Napoleon Bonaparte

    from 1798 to 1799

    7 moments here

    French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

  5. Osman I

    from 1299 to 1305

    13 moments here

    Founder of the Ottoman dynasty and ruler of a frontier principality in northwestern Anatolia.…

  6. Pedro II of Brazil

    in 1871

    1 moment here

    Pedro II (1825–1891) was the second and final emperor of Brazil, reigning from 1831 until the 1889 coup that abolished the monarchy.…

  7. Porfirio Díaz

    in 1913

    1 moment here

    José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…

  8. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    from 1887 to 1893

    3 moments here

    Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

  9. Ralph Waldo Emerson

    in 1872

    1 moment here

    American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, Unitarian minister, poet, abolitionist, and leading figure in Transcendentalism.…

  10. Ronald Ross

    from 1902 to 1913

    5 moments here

    British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…

  11. Sarah Bernhardt

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…

  12. Selma Lagerlöf

    from 1899 to 1900

    3 moments here

    Swedish writer, teacher, Nobel laureate, and women’s-suffrage speaker. Lagerlöf was born at Mårbacka in Värmland, trained in Stockholm, taught in…

  13. Sergei Rachmaninoff

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…

  14. Sigmund Freud

    in 1904

    1 moment here

    Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

  15. Suleiman the Magnificent

    from 1494 to 1566

    16 moments here

    Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, known in Ottoman tradition as Kanuni, the Lawgiver. Born at Trabzon and educated for dynastic rule, Suleiman…

  16. Theodore Roosevelt

    in 1872

    1 moment here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

  17. Timur

    from 1384 to 1403

    10 moments here

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

  18. Ulysses S. Grant

    in 1878

    4 moments here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

  19. Umm Kulthum

    in 1904

    1 moment here

    Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

  20. William Makepeace Thackeray

    in 1844

    4 moments here

    English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…

  21. Winston Churchill

    in 1921

    3 moments here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  22. Yitzhak Rabin

    in 1922

    1 moment here

    Israeli military officer, statesman, prime minister, ambassador, and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…

Moments

  1. 1535 Entry into Tunis Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  2. 1535 Baghdad campaign Mimar Sinan
  3. 1535 Warship construction on Lake Van Mimar Sinan
  4. 1537 Corfu expedition Mimar Sinan
  5. 1537 Leads the Corfu siege Suleiman the Magnificent
  6. 1537 Leaves Avlona for Corfu Suleiman the Magnificent
  7. 1541 Landing at Hamma during the Algiers expedition Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  8. 1541 Algiers expedition Hernán Cortés
  9. 1541 Landing at Béjaïa after the retreat Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  10. 1542 Prepares campaign at Edirne Suleiman the Magnificent
  11. 1543 Returns to Istanbul from Hungary Suleiman the Magnificent
  12. 1544 Meeting Shah Tahmasp at Soltaniyeh Humayun
  13. 1548 Winters at Aleppo Suleiman the Magnificent
  14. 1548 Directs the siege of Van Suleiman the Magnificent
  15. 1553 Departs Istanbul for final Safavid campaign Suleiman the Magnificent
  16. 1553 Camps near Ereğli Suleiman the Magnificent
  17. 1555 Concludes peace at Amasya Suleiman the Magnificent
  18. 1556 Death during the plague Fuzuli
  19. 1566 Büyükçekmece Bridge construction Mimar Sinan
  20. 1566 Leaves Constantinople on final campaign Suleiman the Magnificent
  21. 1568 Selimiye Mosque construction Mimar Sinan
  22. 1571 Fights at Lepanto Miguel de Cervantes
  23. 1572 Campaigns at Corfu Miguel de Cervantes
  24. 1572 Campaigns at Modon Miguel de Cervantes
  25. 1573 Participates in the occupation of Tunis Miguel de Cervantes
  26. 1575 Begins captivity in Algiers Miguel de Cervantes
  27. 1577 Confined in the king's bath Miguel de Cervantes
  28. 1581 Undertakes mission to Oran Miguel de Cervantes
  29. 1588 Death in Constantinople Mimar Sinan
  30. 1769 Birth in Ottoman Albania Muhammad Ali of Egypt
  31. 1774 Signs the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca Catherine II of Russia
  32. 1783 Annexes Crimea Catherine II of Russia
  33. 1787 A triumphal procession through Crimea Catherine II of Russia
  34. 1787 Arrives at the Khan’s Palace in Bakhchisarai Catherine II of Russia
  35. 1787 Attends liturgy in Sevastopol Catherine II of Russia
  36. 1787 Dines at Inkerman overlooking the fleet Catherine II of Russia
  37. 1787 Enters Crimea at Perekop Catherine II of Russia
  38. 1787 Visits Feodosia Catherine II of Russia
  39. 1787 Visits Simferopol Catherine II of Russia
  40. 1787 Writes from Stary Krym Catherine II of Russia
  41. 1791 Campaign service at Oran José de San Martín
  42. 1794 Founds Odessa by decree Catherine II of Russia
  43. 1798 Commands at the Pyramids Napoleon Bonaparte
  44. 1798 Takes Alexandria Napoleon Bonaparte
  45. 1798 Caught outside Cairo during revolt Napoleon Bonaparte
  46. 1799 Besieges and captures Jaffa Napoleon Bonaparte
  47. 1799 Conducts the siege of Acre Napoleon Bonaparte
  48. 1799 Camps before Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
  49. 1799 Defeats Ottoman army at Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
  50. 1801 Landing with the Ottoman expedition Muhammad Ali of Egypt

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