Historical figures in Bukhara

The atlas holds 8 people and 10 moments here, from 810 to 1980. The most recorded lives are Muhammad al-Bukhari, Genghis Khan and Avicenna. Among them Writers, Scientists and Mathematicians, across the Middle Ages and the Islamic Golden Age.

Notable people

  1. Akhmad Kadyrov

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    Chechen Islamic religious leader and politician. Born in Karaganda during his family’s deportation from Chechnya, he studied in Uzbekistan, returned…

  2. Al-Biruni

    in 995

    1 moment here

    Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian polymath whose documented movements connect Kath and Khwarazm, Bukhara, Gurgan, Gurganj,…

  3. Avicenna

    in 999

    1 moment here

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

  4. Babur

    in 1511

    1 moment here

    Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur was a Timurid prince from the Fergana Valley who founded the Mughal Empire.…

  5. Genghis Khan

    in 1220

    1 moment here

    Born Temüjin, Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes and founded the Mongol Empire. His documented movements span the Onon and Kherlen riverlands,…

  6. Ibn Battuta

    in 1333

    1 moment here

    Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

  7. Muhammad al-Bukhari

    from 810 to 870

    3 moments 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…

  8. Omar Khayyam

    in 1068

    1 moment here

    Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…

Moments

  1. 810 Birth in Bukhara Muhammad al-Bukhari
  2. 846 Completion of Sahih al-Bukhari in Bukhara Muhammad al-Bukhari
  3. 870 Return to Bukhara Muhammad al-Bukhari
  4. 995 Samanid patronage in Bukhara Al-Biruni
  5. 999 Departure from Bukhara Avicenna
  6. 1068 Library visit in Bukhara Omar Khayyam
  7. 1220 Reached Bukhara through the Kyzylkum Genghis Khan
  8. 1333 Visits Bukhara Ibn Battuta
  9. 1511 Occupation of Bukhara Babur
  10. 1980 Islamic study in Bukhara Akhmad Kadyrov

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