Historical figures in Ahmedabad
The atlas holds 9 people and 17 moments here, from 1572 to 2017. The most recorded lives are Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore and Akbar. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Space Age and the Age of Exploration.
Notable people
Akbar
from 1572 to 1573
2 moments here
Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (1542–1605), commonly known as Akbar, was the third Mughal emperor.…
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
in 2002
1 moment here
Indian aerospace engineer, science administrator, author, and the eleventh president of India.…
Jahangir
in 1618
2 moments here
Nur ud-din Muhammad Salim, known by his regnal name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal emperor.…
Mahatma Gandhi
from 1887 to 1930
6 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1959
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
in 1945
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister and political leader who led the All-India Muslim League and became Pakistan’s first governor-general after…
Rabindranath Tagore
from 1878 to 1920
2 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Shinzo Abe
in 2017
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Vallabhbhai Patel
in 1913
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, Indian National Congress leader, independence activist, and statesman. Known as Sardar Patel, he organized major civil-disobedience…
Moments
- 1572 Arrival at Ahmedabad Akbar
- 1573 Return march to Ahmedabad Akbar
- 1618 Imperial entry into Ahmedabad Jahangir
- 1618 Kankaria Lake camp Jahangir
- 1878 English study in Ahmedabad Rabindranath Tagore
- 1887 Graduates from high school in Ahmedabad Mahatma Gandhi
- 1913 Return to Ahmedabad legal practice Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1915 Received in Ahmedabad Mahatma Gandhi
- 1915 Opens Kochrab Ashram residence Mahatma Gandhi
- 1915 Starts Kochrab Ashram Mahatma Gandhi
- 1918 Addresses Ahmedabad mill workers Mahatma Gandhi
- 1920 Night at Sabarmati Ashram Rabindranath Tagore
- 1930 Begins Salt March and halts at Aslali Mahatma Gandhi
- 1945 Pakistan election speech Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1959 Visits Sabarmati Ashram Martin Luther King Jr.
- 2002 Addressed students at Sabarmati Ashram A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- 2017 Ahmedabad summit with Narendra Modi Shinzo Abe