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Al-Ghazali

1058 CE – 1111 CE · 53 years

The scholar who silenced the philosophers, survived a spiritual collapse, and wrote the most influential Islamic text after the Quran — told in his own words.

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Karkhanids

Attested 1100 CE

Trade route

Silk Road Southern Branch

200 BCE – 1450 CE

Conflict

Srivijaya Maritime Wars

600 CE – 1288 CE

Figure · Normandy & England

William the Conqueror

1028 CE – 1087 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Srivijaya Empire

650 CE – 1400 CE

Figure · Rhineland

Hildegard of Bingen

1098 CE – 1179 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1058 CE and 1111 CE.

1061 CE Norman Conquest of Southern Italy 1066 CE Norman Conquest of England 1066 CE Tower of London 1070 CE Bergen 1070 CE Temple of Literature 1071 CE Battle of Manzikert

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Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Great Zimbabwe Landmark · Africa 1100 CE – still standing Ryazan Polity · Europe 1097 CE – 1521 CE Varangian Trade Route Trade route · Europe 800 CE – 1100 CE Viking Invasions Conflict · Europe 793 CE – 1066 CE Timbuktu Landmark · Africa 1100 CE – still standing Kingdom of Sukhotai Polity · East Asia 1100 CE
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