William Moorcroft

male, deceased (1825)
William Moorcroft (c. 1770 - 27 August, 1825), English explorer, was born in Lancashire about 1770. He was educated as a surgeon in Liverpool, but...
Muhammad Shaybani

Muhammad Shaybani

male, deceased (1510)
Abu 'I-Fath Muhammad, known in later centuries as Shaybani Khan (c. 1451 - 1510), was a khan of the Uzbeks (1500-10) who continued consolidating...
Ellsworth Huntington

Ellsworth Huntington

male, deceased (1947)
Ellsworth Huntington (1876 - 1947) was a professor of geology and climatology and economics at Yale University during the early 20th century, known...
Geoffrey Wheeler

Geoffrey Wheeler

male, deceased (1990)
Geoffrey Wheeler (1897-1990) was a preeminent historian of Central Asia and an officer in the British military.
Timur Dadabaev

Timur Dadabaev

male
Dr. Timur Dadabayev, originally a graduate from Uzbekistan, is an Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Oriental Culture....
Nikolai Przhevalsky

Nikolai Przhevalsky

male, deceased (1888)
Nikolai Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky, also spelled Przewalski and Prjevalsky, was a Russian geographer and explorer of Central and Eastern Asia....

Gao Xianzhi

male, deceased (756)
Gao Xianzhi (died in 756) was an ethnic Goguryeo and a Tang imperial army General, who led the Chinese conquest of Western Regions, over the...
Robert D. McChesney

Robert D. McChesney

male
Robert D. McChesney is a scholar of the social and cultural history of Central Asia, Iran, and Afghanistan.
Bumin Khan

Bumin Khan

male, deceased (552)
Bumin Khan was the founder of the Kokturk Empire. He is mentioned as "Tumen" (土門) in the ancient Chinese sources. His name means "smoke cloud." Litt...
Bayaman Erkinbayev

Bayaman Erkinbayev

male, deceased (2005)
Bayaman Erkinbayev (c. 1967 - September 22, 2005) was a top Kyrgyz lawmaker and parliamentary deputy, who was the driving force behind the riots in...