(20 February) The last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad, Al-Musta’sim, was executed after the 10 days…

(17 February) Noted Islamic scholar, historian and commentator of the Qur’an, Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn…

(15 February) One of the most celebrated Urdu poets, Mirza Asadullah Khan died in Delhi,…

(18 December) Mughal Empress Nur Jahan died in Lahore.

(5 December) Famous Indian Urdu poet Asrar ul Haq Majaz died in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,…

(4 December) Noted Persian astronomer, mathematician and poet, Omar Khayyam, died in Nishapur (now in…

(16 September) The leader of the Libyan resistance, Omar al-Mukhtar, was executed by the colonial Italian…

(4 September) The founder and the first Sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire, Tughril Beg, died…

(30 August) The Mughal prince Dara Shikoh was executed on the orders of Aurangzeb after the…