Historical figures in Peshawar

The atlas holds 7 people and 7 moments here, from 1525 to 1988. The most recorded lives are Jawaharlal Nehru, Osama bin Laden and Manmohan Singh. Among them Business Leaders, Engineers and Inventors and Jurists, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

  1. Babur

    in 1525

    1 moment here

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

  2. Burhanuddin Rabbani

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1937

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  4. Manmohan Singh

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…

  5. Osama bin Laden

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…

  6. Rajiv Gandhi

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…

  7. Sirikit

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    Sirikit Kitiyakara was Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016 as consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and later Queen Mother.…

Moments

  1. 1525 At Peshawar before final invasion Babur
  2. 1937 Procession at Peshawar Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. 1942 Schooling in Peshawar Manmohan Singh
  4. 1962 State banquet in Peshawar Sirikit
  5. 1974 Flight to Peshawar Burhanuddin Rabbani
  6. 1979 Residence in Peshawar Osama bin Laden
  7. 1988 Funeral of Abdul Ghaffar Khan Rajiv Gandhi

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