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Ulugh Beg

1394 - 1449

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Mīrzā Muhammad Tarāghāy bin Shāhrukh (Chagatay: میرزا محمد تراغای بن شاهرخ; Persian: میرزا محمد طارق بن شاهرخ), better known as Ulugh Beg (Persian: الغ‌بیک; 22 March 1394 – 27 October 1449), was a Timurid sultan, as well as an astronomer and mathematician. Ulugh Beg was notable for his work in astronomy-related mathematics, such as trigonometry and spherical geometry, as well as his general interests in the arts and intellectual activities. It is thought that he spoke five languages: Arabic, Persian, Chaghatai Turkic, Mongolian, and a small amount of Chinese. During his rule (first as a governor, then outright) the Timurid Empire achieved the cultural peak of the Timurid Renaissance through his attention and patronage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ulugh Beg is the 13th most popular astronomer (down from 9th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Iran and the most popular Iranian Astronomer.

Ulugh Beg was a Muslim astronomer and mathematician. He is most famous for the observatory he built in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Ulugh Beg ranks 13 out of 644Before him are Tycho Brahe, Anders Celsius, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, William Herschel, Aristarchus of Samos, and Hipparchus. After him are Ja'far al-Sadiq, Edwin Hubble, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Ole Rømer, and Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr..

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Among people born in 1394, Ulugh Beg ranks 3Before him are Johannes Gutenberg, and Prince Henry the Navigator. After him are Charles, Duke of Orléans, James I of Scotland, Cymburgis of Masovia, Sidi Boushaki, Philippa of England, Ikkyū, Basil Valentine, Ashikaga Yoshinori, and Antonio Beccadelli. Among people deceased in 1449, Ulugh Beg ranks 1After him are Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Hüma Hatun, Peter, Duke of Coimbra, Emine Hatun, Louis IV, Elector Palatine, and Konrad von Erlichshausen.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Ulugh Beg ranks 18 out of 631Before him are Ali Khamenei (1939), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Esther (-600), Hafez (1325), Ismail I (1487), and Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078). After him are Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865), Hassan-i Sabbah (1050), Cambyses II (-550), Al-Tabari (839), Bodhidharma (483), and Malik-Shah I (1055).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Iran

Among astronomers born in Iran, Ulugh Beg ranks 1After him are Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903), Jamshīd al-Kāshī (1380), Abu Hanifa Dinawari (815), and Alenush Terian (1921).