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Ibn Yunus
Sciences & Discovery
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Ibn Yunus

ุงุจู† ูŠูˆู†ุณ ุงู„ู…ุตุฑูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
c. 950 CE โ€“ 1009 (59 years old)

Fatimid Egyptian astronomer and mathematician who compiled the legendary 'Zij al-Kabir al-Hakimi' (The Hakemite Tables), formulated early prosthaphaeresis trigonometric identities, and observed eclipses with unprecedented accuracy.

Cairo, Egypt
Grigor Narekatsi
Religion
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Grigor Narekatsi

ิณึ€ีซีฃีธึ€ ี†ีกึ€ีฅีฏีกึีซ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Historical Armenia
c. 951 โ€“ c. 1003 (52 years old)

Tenth-century Armenian monk, lyrical poet, and mystic theologian declared a Doctor of the Universal Church, whose 'Book of Lamentations' is an eternal masterpiece of spiritual prayer.

Lake Van Region, Armenia
Literature & Poetry
9
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Ibn al-Nadim

ุฃุจูˆ ุงู„ูุฑุฌ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุฅุณุญุงู‚ ุงู„ู†ุฏูŠู…
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraq
c. 932 โ€“ 12 November 995 (63 years old)

Renowned 10th-century Baghdad bookseller and bibliographer who compiled the Kitab al-Fihrist, preserving medieval literary heritage.

Baghdad, Iraq
Politics
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Al-Mansur ibn Buluggin al-Ziri

ุงู„ู…ู†ุตูˆุฑ ุจู† ุจู„ูƒูŠู† ุจู† ุฒูŠุฑูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
c. 955 AD โ€“ 995 AD (~40 years old)

Second Zirid ruler of Ifriqiya (984โ€“995 AD) who made Sabra al-Mansuriya outside Kairouan his magnificent capital, successfully asserting autonomy from Fatimid Cairo.

Kairouan, Tunisia
Science
7
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Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู† ุงู„ุตูˆููŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran
7 December 0903 โ€“ 25 May 0986 (82 years old)

Celebrated 10th-century Persian astronomer known in Europe as 'Azophi' whose 'Book of Fixed Stars' provided the first recorded observation of the Andromeda Galaxy.

Shiraz, Iran
Al-Hasan II ibn Gannun
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
12
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Al-Hasan II ibn Gannun

ุงู„ุญุณู† ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ ุจู† ุงู„ู‚ุงุณู… ูƒู†ูˆู†
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
c. 935 โ€“ 985 (~50 years old)

The fifteenth and final reigning Sultan of the Idrisid dynasty, who heroically defended Moroccan sovereignty from Hajar an-Nasr until his tragic capture and execution in 985 AD.

Tangier / Chefchaouen, Morocco
Ibn al-Jazzar
Sciences & Discovery
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Ibn al-Jazzar

ุฃุจูˆ ุฌุนูุฑ ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุฎุงู„ุฏ ุงู„ุฌุฒุงุฑ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
0898 โ€“ 0980 (82 years old)

Pioneering 10th-century North African physician from Kairouan who authored 'Zad al-Musafir' (The Traveler's Provision), which became the premier medical handbook of medieval Europe under the title 'Viaticum Peregrinantis'.

Kairouan, Tunisia
Emperor Taizu of Song
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
36
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Emperor Taizu of Song

ๅฎ‹ๅคช็ฅ– (่ถ™ๅŒก่ƒค)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China
0927 โ€“ 0976 (49 years old)

Founder of the Song Dynasty (960โ€“976 CE) Zhao Kuangyin, who ended the violent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, unified China, and permanently subordinated the military to civilian scholarly bureaucracy over a famous banquet of wine.

Gongyi (Henan), China
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah

ุงู„ู…ุนุฒ ู„ุฏูŠู† ุงู„ู„ู‡
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
September 26, 931 CE โ€“ December 19, 975 CE (44 years old)

Fourth Fatimid Caliph whose reign marked the golden apex of the dynasty, orchestrating the conquest of Egypt, transferring the caliphal court from Ifriqiya to Cairo, and fostering an era of remarkable intellectual and interfaith flourishing.

Cairo, Egypt
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