Heir to the Persian empires.
c. 780–850 CE
Mathematician · Astronomer · House of Wisdom
1207–1273 CE
Sufi Mystic · Poet · Founder of the Mevlevi Order
980–1037 CE
Polymath · Physician · Philosopher
c. 600–530 BCE
Achaemenid King · Founder of the Persian Empire
c. 300 BCE
Mathematician · Author of the Elements
c. 13th century BCE (traditional)
Prophet · Lawgiver · Liberator of the Hebrew Slaves
c. 2000–1800 BCE (traditional)
Patriarch of the Three Abrahamic Religions
c. 1500–1000 BCE
Founder of Zoroastrianism · Prophet of Ahura Mazda
c. 990–931 BCE
King of Israel · Builder of the First Temple in Jerusalem
c. 642–562 BCE
King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire · Destroyer of Jerusalem · Builder of Babylon
1494–1566 CE
10th Ottoman Sultan · Lawgiver · Patron of the Golden Age of Ottoman Culture
c. 2334–2279 BCE
King of Akkad · First Empire-Builder
