Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan ranks 1,646th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ghazni, Uddevalla, and Rovaniemi. Memorable people born in Greater Khorasan include Ibn Khordadbeh, Chaghri Beg, and Sufyan al-Thawri. Memorable people who died in Greater Khorasan include Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr, and Khosrow III. Greater Khorasan has been the birth place of many politicians, and geographers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Greater Khorasan is located in Turkmenistan.
Greater Khorasan is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and northern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, the eastern halves of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, and portions of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 701 and 1708, Greater Khorasan was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Ibn Khordadbeh, Chaghri Beg, and Sufyan al-Thawri. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Greater Khorasan including Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr, and Khosrow III.
People Born in Greater Khorasan
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Ibn Khordadbeh
GEOGRAPHER
820 - 912
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 1
Chaghri Beg
POLITICIAN
989 - 1060
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2
Sufyan al-Thawri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
716 - 778
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3
Al-Shahrastani
PHILOSOPHER
1086 - 1153
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4
Yahya ibn Khalid
POLITICIAN
701 - 806
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 5
Jaʻfar ibn Yahya
POLITICIAN
767 - 803
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 6
Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab
POLITICIAN
756 - 812
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 7
Safdar Jang
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1754
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Greater Khorasan
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Sultan Husayn Bayqara
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1506
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 1
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
967 - 1049
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2
Khosrow III
POLITICIAN
600 - 629
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greater Khorasan were politicians (5), geographers (1), religious figures (1), and philosophers (1), while most who died were politicians (2), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greater Khorasan, including Chaghri Beg, Yahya ibn Khalid, and Jaʻfar ibn Yahya.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Greater Khorasan since 1700.
