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⚔️ Medieval

500–1500 AD.

6,303 historical figures, born between 500 and 1499, across 186 countries.

Birth years 500 to 1499 · 186 countries · 7 continents · Main fields: Politics (2,757), Religion (1,121), Arts & Music (744), Literature (565), Science (267), Military (223)

How to play

• A historical figure from Medieval is shown
• Drop a pin on the world map where you think they were born
• Score by how close you are, over five rounds

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Who you might get

48 of 6,303 figures in this map. Birthplaces are hidden — that's what the game asks you to guess.

• Muhammad (Islamic Prophet) b. 571
• Henry VIII b. 1491
• Genghis Khan b. 1162
• Charlemagne b. 748
• Christopher Columbus b. 1451
• William the Conqueror b. 1028
• Martin Luther b. 1483
• Joan of Arc b. 1412
• Leonardo da Vinci b. 1452
• Henry VII of England b. 1457
• Alfred the Great b. 849
• Henry V of England b. 1386
• Catherine of Aragon b. 1485
• Saladin b. 1138
• Michelangelo b. 1475
• Machiavelli b. 1469
• Thomas Aquinas b. 1225
• Vlad III the Impaler b. 1431
• Dante Alighieri b. 1265
• Ali b. 599
• Henry VI of England b. 1421
• Richard III of England b. 1452
• Ferdinand Magellan b. 1480
• Francis of Assisi b. 1182
• Nicolaus Copernicus b. 1473
• Marco Polo b. 1254
• Harold Godwinson b. 1022
• Henry II of England b. 1133
• John, King of England b. 1166
• Richard I of England b. 1157
• Suleiman I b. 1494
• Timur b. 1336
• Baldwin IV of Jerusalem b. 1161
• Thomas More b. 1478
• Hernán Cortés b. 1485
• Babur b. 1483
• Kublai Khan b. 1215
• Aisha b. 605
• Edward IV b. 1442
• Henry I of England b. 1068
• Henry IV of England b. 1367
• Robert the Bruce b. 1274
• Mehmed II b. 1432
• William Wallace b. 1270
• Rumi b. 1207
• Thomas Cromwell b. 1485
• Avicenna b. 980
• Cnut b. 994

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