Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Religion

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Ibn Rajab

ابن رجب الحنبلي

Iraq

1335 – 18 May 1393 (58 years old)

Revered 14th-century traditionist and ascetic scholar of Damascus, author of 'Jami' al-Ulum wa-al-Hikam' and 'Lata'if al-Ma'arif'.

Damascus, Syria

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Religious Figures & Theologians

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Sergius of Radonezh

Сергий Радонежский

Russia

1314 – 1392 (78 years old)

Spiritual father of medieval Russia who founded the Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius and blessed Prince Dmitry Donskoy before the historic Battle of Kulikovo.

Sergiyev Posad, Russia

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Politics

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Tvrtko I Kotromanić

Stjepan Tvrtko I Kotromanić

Historical Bosnia

c. 1338 – 1391-03-10 (53 years old)

First crowned King of medieval Bosnia whose 38-year rule expanded Bosnia from the Adriatic coast to Serbia, transforming the kingdom into the most powerful state in the medieval western Balkans.

Mile, Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

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Abu Hammu Musa II

أبو حمو موسى الثاني

Spain

1323 – 1389 (66 years old)

Warrior sultan, gifted poet, and philosopher-king of the Zayyanid dynasty who restored the Kingdom of Tlemcen and authored the renowned mirror-for-princes Wasitat al-Suluk.

Tlemcen, Algeria

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Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

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Abu Hammou Moussa II

أبو حمو موسى الثاني

Spain

1323 – 1389 (66 years old)

Zayyanid Sultan of Tlemcen, patron of arts and letters, celebrated poet, and author of the political treatise 'Wasitat al-Suluk', who restored Tlemcen's glory after Marinid occupations.

Tlemcen, Algeria

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Military Leaders & Strategists

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Murad I

مراد الأول (Hüdavendigâr)

Turkey

1326 – 1389 (62 years old)

Third Ottoman Sultan who transformed the Ottoman state into an empire, instituted the Devshirme and Janissary corps, conquered Adrianople (Edirne), and died victorious at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389.

Bursa (and Pristina Cenotaph), Turkey

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Military Leaders & Strategists

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Saint Dmitry Donskoy

Дмитрий Иванович Донской

Russia

1350 – 1389 (38 years old)

Grand Prince of Moscow who unified the Russian principalities and won the historic Battle of Kulikovo in 1380, breaking the myth of Tatar-Mongol invincibility.

Moscow, Russia

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Religious Figures & Theologians

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Muhammad Bahauddin Shah Naqshband

بهاء الدين نقشبند

Uzbekistan

1318 – 1389 (71 years old)

Founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order whose golden principle 'Dil ba yar, dast ba kar' (Heart with God, hand in labor) established silent dhikr and active societal engagement across Eurasia.

Bukhara, Uzbekistan

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Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

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Hayam Wuruk

Hayam Wuruk (Sri Rajasanagara)

Indonesia

1334 – 1389 (55 years old)

Fourth monarch of the Majapahit Empire whose reign alongside Prime Minister Gajah Mada represented the golden age of Indonesian maritime unity and classical Javanese culture.

Nganjuk (East Java), Indonesia

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Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

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Hayam Wuruk (Sri Rajasanagara / Emperor of Majapahit)

Hayam Wuruk (Śrī Rājasanagara)

Indonesia

c. 1334 CE – c. 1389 CE (55 years old)

Fourth monarch of the Majapahit Empire who, alongside Prime Minister Gajah Mada, guided Java to its golden age, uniting the entire Indonesian archipelago (Nusantara) from Sumatra to Papua under the national motto "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" (Unity in Diversity).

Trowulan, Indonesia

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Religious Figures & Theologians

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Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Shatibi

إبراهيم بن موسى الشاطبي

Spain

c. 1320 – 1388 (68 years old)

Andalusian legal philosopher whose groundbreaking work 'Al-Muwafaqat' founded the science of Maqasid al-Shariah (higher objectives of Islamic law), emphasizing universal human welfare.

Granada, Spain

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Politics

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Abu Zayan Muhammad V ibn Ahmad

أبو زيان محمد الخامس المريني

Morocco

c. 1360 – 1386 (~26 years old)

Marinid Sultan (1384–1386) celebrated for his deep piety, generous support for the madrasas of Fez, and patronage of illuminated Quranic calligraphers.

Fez, Morocco

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Religious Figures & Theologians

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John Wycliffe

John Wycliffe

Great Britain

c. 1328 – 1384 (56 years old)

Oxford scholastic philosopher, theologian, and biblical translator hailed as the 'Morning Star of the Reformation' who produced the first complete English translation of the Bible.

Lutterworth, United Kingdom

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Politics

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Philip van Artevelde

Filips van Artevelde

Belgium

1340 – 1382 (42 years old)

Flemish rebel leader and godson of English Queen Philippa of Hainault who led the 1381–1382 Ghent revolt against Count Louis of Male and French royal hegemony.

Oostnieuwkerke (Staden, West Flanders), Belgium

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Monarchy

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Charles V the Wise

Charles V le Sage

France

1338 – 1380 (42 years old)

Intellectual and strategic King of France whose prudent leadership reversed the disastrous defeats of the Hundred Years' War, recovering almost all English-held territories with Constable Bertrand du Guesclin.

Saint-Denis, France

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Military Leaders & Strategists

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Bertrand du Guesclin (The Eagle of Brittany)

Bertrand du Guesclin

France

1 – 1380 (60 years old)

Constable of France and master of Fabian guerrilla warfare who recaptured nearly all territories lost to England in the Hundred Years' War.

Saint-Denis (Paris), France

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Religious Figures & Theologians

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Caterina Benincasa

Caterina da Siena

🌐 Republic of Siena

1347 – 1380 (33 years old)

Dominican tertiary, mystic, and Doctor of the Church who boldly persuaded Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome from Avignon and authored 'The Dialogue of Divine Providence'.

Rome, Italy

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Humanities

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Lalla Oum El Kheir bint al-Sultan

للا أم الخير المرينية

Morocco

c. 1320 – c. 1380 (~60 years old)

Influential Marinid princess and philanthropist who funded public fountains, student accommodations, and Quranic recitation endowments throughout Fez el-Jdid.

Fez, Morocco

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