Historical figures in Nishapur
The atlas holds 5 people and 10 moments here, from 824 to 1544. The most recorded lives are Muhammad al-Bukhari, Omar Khayyam and Al-Ghazali. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Mathematicians, across the Islamic Golden Age and the Middle Ages.
Notable people
Al-Ghazali
from 1085 to 1106
2 moments here
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…
Humayun
in 1544
1 moment here
Nasir al-Din Muhammad Humayun was the second Mughal emperor. His reign in northern India was interrupted by defeat and exile, followed by a…
Muhammad al-Bukhari
from 824 to 864
4 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…
Nasir Khusraw
in 1046
1 moment here
Persian poet, philosopher, traveler, and Isma'ili missionary. Born at Qubadiyan, he served as a financial administrator in Marw before leaving in…
Omar Khayyam
from 1048 to 1131
2 moments here
Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…
Moments
- 824 First documented stay in Nishapur Muhammad al-Bukhari
- 839 Eastern return to Nishapur Muhammad al-Bukhari
- 848 Nishapur residence and teaching Muhammad al-Bukhari
- 864 Final Nishapur stay Muhammad al-Bukhari
- 1046 Arrival at Nishapur Nasir Khusraw
- 1048 Birth in Nishapur Omar Khayyam
- 1085 Departure from Nishapur after al-Juwayni's death Al-Ghazali
- 1106 Return to teaching at Nishapur Al-Ghazali
- 1131 Death in Nishapur Omar Khayyam
- 1544 Journey through Nishapur Humayun