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Saadia Gaon

882 CE – 942 CE · 60 years

The Egyptian-born scholar who became the most formidable Jewish intellectual of the medieval world — translator of the Torah, author of the first systematic work of Jewish philosophy, and the Gaon who single-handedly stopped the fracturing of the Jewish calendar.

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Karluks

Attested 700 CE – 900 CE

Trade route

Silk Road Southern Branch

200 BCE – 1450 CE

Conflict

Srivijaya Maritime Wars

600 CE – 1288 CE

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Al-Razi

854 CE – 925 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Oghuz Turks

Attested 900 CE

Figure · Babylonia (modern Iraq)

Hai Gaon

939 CE – 1038 CE

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Events the timeline places between 882 CE and 942 CE.

893 CE Preah Vihear Temple 899 CE Magyar Invasions of Europe 900 CE Toltec Wars 900 CE Zanzibar 900 CE Mombasa 900 CE Kilwa Kisiwani

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Gyeongju Historic Areas Landmark · East Asia 57 BCE – 935 CE Sweden Polity · Europe Founded 900 CE · attested to 2026 CE East African Coastal Trade Trade route · Africa 900 CE – 1505 CE Maya City-State Wars Conflict · Americas 400 BCE – 900 CE Rila Monastery Landmark · Europe 927 CE – still standing Norway Polity · Europe Founded 900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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  • Hai Gaon 939 CE–942 CE · 4 shared years
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