People Stories
Only translated articles are listed here; Russian-only pieces remain out of the English index for now.
Al-Biruni: The Scholar from Khwarazm Who Measured the Earth
Al-Biruni (973–1048) knew nine languages, worked across dozens of sciences, and calculated the size of the Earth using a single mountain and trigonometry — five centuries before Magellan. The story of the universal genius of the Islamic Golden Age — from Kvazar.
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Al-Khwarizmi (c. 783–850) was a mathematician from Khwarazm whose name became the word
→PeopleAvicenna: The Doctor from Near Bukhara Who Taught Europe Medicine
Ibn Sina (Avicenna, c. 980–1037) was an encyclopedic scholar born near Bukhara. His
→PeopleBabur: The Exile from Ferghana Who Founded an Empire
Babur (1483–1530) — born in Andijan, a descendant of Timur, who lost Samarkand three times, crossed the mountains and founded the Mughal Empire in India. How Uzbekistan
→PeopleThe Last Master of Rishton
In a small town in the Fergana Valley, one potter still guards a thousand-year-old blue glaze — and the secret of why it never fades.
→PeopleUlugh Beg: The Ruler of Samarkand Who Looked to the Stars
Ulugh Beg (1394–1449) — grandson of Timur, ruler of Samarkand and a great astronomer. His observatory and star catalog were ahead of their age, and science cost him his throne and his life. The story from Kvazar.
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