From Charlemagne to Marco Polo — 50 key figures who shaped the world across the medieval era, spanning Europe, the Islamic world, China, Japan, India, and Africa.
40 historical figures, born between 480 and 1412, across 21 countries.
Birth years 480 to 1412 · 21 countries · 2 continents · Main fields: Politics (15), Religion (11), Literature (6), Science (3), Philosophy (2), Architecture (1)
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All 40 figures in this map. Birthplaces are hidden — that's what the game asks you to guess.
Abd al-Rahman III b. 891
Abu Bakr al-Razi b. 866
Al-Jahiz b. 775
Al-Mansur b. 714
Avicenna b. 980
Bede b. 672
Benedict of Nursia b. 480
Boethius b. 480
Charlemagne b. 748
Christine de Pizan b. 1363
Dante Alighieri b. 1265
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang b. 685
Ferdowsi b. 940
Filippo Brunelleschi b. 1377
Genghis Khan b. 1162
Geoffrey Chaucer b. 1343
Gregory I b. 540
Hildegard of Bingen b. 1098
Ibn Taymiyya b. 1263
Jayavarman VII b. 1125
Joan of Arc b. 1412
Johannes Gutenberg b. 1400
Justinian I b. 482
Khosrow I b. 501
Kūkai b. 774
Li Bai b. 701
Maimonides b. 1138
Marco Polo b. 1254
Minamoto no Yoshitsune b. 1159
Peter Abelard b. 1079
Pope Gregory VII b. 1020
Prince Shōtoku b. 574
Rumi b. 1207
Saladin b. 1138
Thomas Aquinas b. 1225
William the Conqueror b. 1028
Wu Zetian b. 624
Zheng He b. 1371
Muhammad (Islamic Prophet) b. 571
Heloise b. 1101
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