Ban Chao

Ban Chao

male, deceased (102)
Ban Chao, born in Xianyang, Shaanxi, was a Chinese general and cavalry commander in charge of the administration of the "Western Regions" (Central...

John Wood

male, deceased (1871)
John Wood (1812 - November 14, 1871) was a Scottish naval officer, surveyor, cartographer and explorer, principally remembered for his exploration...
Robert Byron

Robert Byron

male, deceased (1941)
Robert Byron (1905-1941) was a British travel writer, best known for his travelogue "The Road to Oxiana". Byron was born in 1905, and educated at...
Eric Shipton

Eric Shipton

male, deceased (1977)
Eric Shipton (1 August 1907 - 28 March 1977) was an English Himalayan mountaineering legend. Born in Ceylon and educated in England, Shipton began...
Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra

male
Pankaj Mishra was born in North India in 1969. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce from Allahabad University before earning his...
Bayezid I

Bayezid I

male, deceased (1403)
Bayezid I , in the Battle of Rovine, which featured a forested and swampy terrain, the Wallachians won the fierce battle and prevented Bayezid...
'Abd Al-Latif

'Abd Al-Latif

male, deceased (1450)
Abd al-Latif ibn Muhammad Taraghay Ulughbek, also known as 'Abd al-Latif, (c. 1420 - May 9, 1450) was the great-grandson of Central Asian warlord...
Abd Al-Latif

Abd Al-Latif

male, deceased (1450)
Abd al-Latif ibn Muhammad Taraghay Ulughbek, also known as 'Abd al-Latif, (c. 1420 - May 9, 1450) was the great-grandson of Central Asian warlord...
Chagatai Khan

Chagatai Khan

male, deceased (1241)
Chagatai Khan ("Chagadai";) was the second son of Genghis Khan. He inherited most of what are now the five Central Asian states and Northern Iran...
Fitzroy MacLean

Fitzroy MacLean

male, deceased (1996)
Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle MacLean of Dunconnel, 1st Baronet of Strachur and Glensluain was a Scottish diplomat, soldier, adventurer, writer and...