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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ulugh_BegUlugh Beg - Wikipedia

    Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh (Chagatay: میرزا محمد طارق بن شاہ رخ; Persian: میرزا محمد تراغای بن شاهرخ), better known as Ulugh Beg (Persian: الغ‌ بیگ; Turkish: Uluğ Bey; 22 March 1394 – 27 October 1449), was a Timurid sultan, as well as an astronomer and mathematician.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Ulugh-BegUlūgh Beg | Astronomer, Mathematician, Scientist | Britannica

    Apr 18, 2024 · Ulugh Beg. Born: 1394, Solṭānīyeh, Timurid Iran. Died: Oct. 27, 1449, Samarkand, Timurid empire [now in Uzbekistan] (aged 55) House / Dynasty: Timurid dynasty. Notable Family Members: father Shāh Rokh.

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  4. www.ancient-origins.net › ancient-places-asiaThe Star-Gazing Sultan and His Ulugh Beg Observatory

    Jun 20, 2020 · Built by the star-gazing sultan and astronomer Ulugh Beg, the Ulugh Beg Observatory in modern-day Uzbekistan is one of the finest examples from the medieval

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  5. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk › Biographies › Ulugh_BegUlugh Beg (1393 - 1449) - Biography - MacTutor History of ...

    Oct 27, 2011 · Quick Info. Born. 1393. Soltaniyeh, Timurid, Persia (now Iran) Died. 27 October 1449. Samarkand, Timurid empire. Summary. Ulugh Beg was the grandson of the conqueror Tamerlane and was a mathematician and astronomer. He founded an important centre for study at Samarkand staffed with the best scientists of the time.

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  7. www.atlasobscura.com › places › ulugh-beg-observatoryUlugh Beg Observatory – Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Atlas Obscura

    Jun 14, 2010 · Learn about the history and achievements of Ulugh Beg, a Muslim prince and astronomer who built one of the greatest observatories ever in Central Asia. Discover how his observatory was destroyed by his son and rediscovered by a Russian archaeologist.

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  8. web.stanford.edu › ~fparviz › introductionIntroduction Page - web.stanford.edu

    Scholars hail Ulugh Beg´s (1394–1449) 15th-century observatory in Samarkand and associated madrasa as one of the most famous scientific institutions in the Islamicate (1) world. The observatory produced unequaled astronomical observations that resulted in a star catalog called the Zij-i Sultani.

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    The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in modern day Samarkand, Uzbekistan, which was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. This school of astronomy was constructed under the Timurid Empire, and was the last of its kind from the Islamic Medieval period [1].

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