Map: Natural Earth (PD)
Inner Asia along the Silk Road, with figures connected to nomadic empires, Islamic culture and exchange between East and West.
15 figures
Avicenna
980–1037
Medieval · Medicine
Physician · Philosopher · Writer
Al-Biruni
973–1048
Medieval · Science
Astronomer · Mathematician · Philosopher · Writer
Rumi
1207–1273
Medieval · Literature
Poet · Writer · Mystic
Timur
1336–1405
Medieval · Military
Military leader · Monarch
Babur
1483–1531
Early modern · Politics
Monarch · Military leader · Writer
Mahmud of Ghazni
971–1030
Medieval · Politics
Monarch · Military leader
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
c. 780–c. 850
Medieval · Science
Mathematician · Astronomer · translator
Shah Rukh
1377–1447
Medieval · Politics
Monarch · Military leader
Ulugh Beg
1394–1449
Medieval · Science
Astronomer · Mathematician · Monarch
Ali-Shir Nava'i
1441–1501
Early modern · Literature
Poet · Writer · Politician
Yelu Dashi
1087–1143
Medieval · Politics
Monarch · Military leader
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
1838–1897
Modern · Social reform
Political activist · Journalist · theologian
Humayun
1508–1556
Early modern · Politics
Emperor · Monarch
Muhammad al-Bukhari
810–870
Medieval · Religion
theologian · historian · Writer · Religious leader
Yakub Beg
1820–1877
Modern · Military
Monarch · Military leader
