Continent

Asia

The largest and most populous continent — cradle of civilisations in Mesopotamia, China, and India.

Figures from Asia55

Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)

c. 563–483 BCE

Religious teacher · Founder of Buddhism

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Confucius

551–479 BCE

Philosopher · Teacher · Sage of the East

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Sun Tzu

c. 544–496 BCE

Strategist · General · Author of the Art of War

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Ashoka the Great

c. 304–232 BCE

Mauryan Emperor · The Conqueror Who Wept

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Al-Khwarizmi

c. 780–850 CE

Mathematician · Astronomer · House of Wisdom

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Rumi

1207–1273 CE

Sufi Mystic · Poet · Founder of the Mevlevi Order

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Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

980–1037 CE

Polymath · Physician · Philosopher

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Qin Shi Huang

259–210 BCE

First Emperor of Unified China

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Mother Teresa

1910–1997 CE

Catholic Nun · Founder of the Missionaries of Charity

Indira Gandhi

1917–1984 CE

Prime Minister of India · Daughter of Nehru

Malala Yousafzai

1997– CE

Pakistani Education Activist · Youngest-Ever Nobel Laureate

Cyrus the Great

c. 600–530 BCE

Achaemenid King · Founder of the Persian Empire

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Countries

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