Historical figures in Iran
The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1262 to 2000. The most recorded lives are V. S. Naipaul, Park Chung Hee and Italo Calvino. Across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Abdurrahman Wahid
in 2000
1 moment here
Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…
Hulegu Khan
in 1262
1 moment here
Mongol prince, founder and first ruler of the Ilkhanate. Hulegu led the Mongol conquest of much of western Asia, including the destruction of the…
Italo Calvino
in 1975
1 moment here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
Park Chung Hee
in 1969
1 moment here
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…
V. S. Naipaul
from 1979 to 1995
2 moments here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
Moments
- 1262 Departure with main force in the Berke war Hulegu Khan
- 1969 Visit to Iran Park Chung Hee
- 1975 Journey in Iran Italo Calvino
- 1979 Islamic journey in Iran V. S. Naipaul
- 1995 Second Islamic journey in Iran V. S. Naipaul
- 2000 Official visit to Iran Abdurrahman Wahid