Historical figures in Shiraz
The atlas holds 5 people and 8 moments here, from 1210 to 1971. The most recorded lives are Saadi Shirazi, Hafez and Ibn Battuta. Among them Writers, Business Leaders and Explorers, across the Middle Ages and the Cold War.
Notable people
Hafez
from 1315 to 1390
2 moments here
Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez Shirazi was a Persian lyric poet. Surviving biographical evidence is notably sparse; the defensible physical-presence…
Ibn Battuta
in 1327
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…
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
in 1971
1 moment here
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…
Saadi Shirazi
from 1210 to 1291
3 moments here
Saadi Shirazi (ca. 1210–1291 or 1292) was a Persian poet and prose writer. The securely documented outline of his movements is limited: he was born…
Timur
in 1393
1 moment here
Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire.…
Moments
- 1210 Birth in Shiraz Saadi Shirazi
- 1257 Return to Shiraz after extended travels Saadi Shirazi
- 1291 Death in Shiraz Saadi Shirazi
- 1315 Life and work in Shiraz Hafez
- 1327 Visits Shiraz Ibn Battuta
- 1390 Death in Shiraz Hafez
- 1393 Departure from Shiraz for Baghdad Timur
- 1971 Greeting guests at Shiraz airport Mohammad Reza Pahlavi