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Figure North Africa / Mamluk Egypt thinker

Ibn Khaldun

1332 CE – 1406 CE · 74 years

The Tunisian scholar who lost everything to plague, survived decades of court intrigue, retreated to a mountain fortress, and wrote the founding text of sociology — then sat across a campfire from the most dangerous conqueror on earth.

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Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

1389 CE – still standing

Trade route

Silk Road Southern Branch

200 BCE – 1450 CE

Polity

Srivijaya Empire

650 CE – 1400 CE

Conflict

Mongol Conquests

1206 CE – 1368 CE

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Mansa Musa

1280 CE – 1337 CE

Landmark

Jiaohe Ruins

200 BCE – 1400 CE

Polity

Oirat Confederation

1399 CE – 1628 CE

Conflict

Conquests of Timur (Tamerlane)

1370 CE – 1405 CE

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1370 CE Conquests of Timur (Tamerlane) 1370 CE Shah-i-Zinda 1389 CE Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi 1399 CE Bibi-Khanym Mosque 1333 CE Himeji Castle 1336 CE Vijayanagara Empire Wars

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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Landmark · Europe 350 BCE – 1404 CE Great Khanate Polity · East Asia 1271 CE – 1400 CE Viking North Atlantic Route Trade route · Europe 870 CE – 1400 CE Hundred Years' War Conflict · Europe 1337 CE – 1453 CE Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary Landmark · East Asia 400 CE – 1400 CE Mongol Empire Polity · East Asia 1200 CE – 1368 CE
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