30 March 1432

(30 March) The 7th Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror was born in Edirne. He first…

22 March 1394

(22 March) The Timurid emperor, an accomplished mathematician and one of the greatest astronomers in…

17 March 766

(17 March) The 5th Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid was born in Ray (now in Iran).…

14 February 1483

(14 February) Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, was born in Andijan (present-day Uzbekistan).

4 September 973

(4 September) Muslim scholar and polymath, Abu Rayhan al-Beruni, was born in Beruniy, Khwarezm, Khorasan (now…

31 August 1569

(31 August) The fourth Mughal Emperor Jahangir (Conqueror of the World) was born as Nur-ud-din…

6 March 1508

(6 March) The second Mughal Emperor Humayun was born.

6 February 1664

(6 February) The 22nd Ottoman Sultan Mustafa II was born in Edirne. His eight and a…

28 January 1717

(28 January) Ottoman Sultan Mustafa III was born.