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 Jaʻfar ibn Yahya. Memorable people who died in Greater Khorasan include Khosrow III, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, and Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr. 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.
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 Jaʻfar ibn Yahya. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Greater Khorasan including Khosrow III, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, and Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr.
People Born in Greater Khorasan
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Ibn Khordadbeh
GEOGRAPHER
820 - 912
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 8
Chaghri Beg
POLITICIAN
989 - 1060
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 4
Jaʻfar ibn Yahya
POLITICIAN
767 - 803
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 7
Sufyan al-Thawri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
716 - 778
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1
Al-Shahrastani
PHILOSOPHER
1086 - 1153
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 6
Safdar Jang
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1754
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 2
Yahya ibn Khalid
POLITICIAN
701 - 806
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 5
Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab
POLITICIAN
756 - 812
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Greater Khorasan
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Khosrow III
POLITICIAN
600 - 629
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1506
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
967 - 1049
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Greater Khorasan
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POLITICIAN
600 - 629
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1506
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
967 - 1049
HPI: NaN
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, Jaʻfar ibn Yahya, and Safdar Jang.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Greater Khorasan since 1700.
