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The Early Modern Era
Navigators, reformers, and the first scientists, from the Renaissance to the age of revolutions.
Early Modern era
Rahman Baba
1632 – 1706
Pashtun Sufi Saint
Early Modern era
Pir Baba
1502 – 1583
Saint,Sufi,Arabic descent
Early Modern era
Bari Imam
1617 – 1705
Historical figure
Early Modern era
Dara Shikoh
March 20, 1615 – August 30, 1659
Indian prince
Early Modern era
Haji Shariatullah
1781 – 1840
Islamic reformer
Early Modern era
Titumir
January 27, 1782 – November 19, 1831
Leader of the Bengali resistance against the British East India Company
Early Modern era
Bahadur Shah Zafar
October 24, 1775 – November 7, 1862
18th and last Mughal Emperor from 1837 to 1857
Early Modern era
Siraj-ud-Daulah
1733 – July 2, 1757
Nawab of Bengal
Early Modern era
Hyder Ali
1717 – December 7, 1782
Military commander, de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (1720-1782)
Early Modern era
Kunwar Singh
1777 – April 23, 1858
ruler from Bihar who led a rebellion against the British
Early Modern era
Syed Ahmad Barelvi
November 28, 1786 – May 6, 1831
Muslim activist
Early Modern era
Guru Arjan
April 15, 1563 – May 30, 1606
Guru of Sikhism (1563-1606)
Early Modern era
Guru Tegh Bahadur
April 1, 1621 – November 11, 1675
The ninth Guru of Sikhism (1621–1675)
Early Modern era
Tulsidas
1532 – 1623
Hindu saint and poet (1532–1623), author of the Ramcharitmanas and Hanuman Chalisa
Early Modern era
Surdas
b. c. 1500
Indian writer
Early Modern era
Tukaram
1608 – 1650
Bhakti sant-poet
Early Modern era
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
May 22, 1772 – September 27, 1833
Indian religious, social, and educational reformer, and humanitarian
Early Modern era
Mir Taqi Mir
May 28, 1723 – September 20, 1810
Indian Urdu language poet (1723-1810)
Early Modern era
Khwaja Mir Dard
1721 – January 6, 1785
Urdu writer
Early Modern era
Khushal Khan Khattak
1613 – February 19, 1689
Afghan poet
Early Modern era
Roshan Ara Begum
September 3, 1617 – September 11, 1671
Mughal princess
Early Modern era
Dulla Bhatti
1547 – 1599
Folk hero in Punjab
Early Modern era
Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal
February 2, 1777 – September 21, 1857
Muslim Hero & Freedom Fighter
Early Modern era
Lalon Shah
1772 – October 17, 1890
Bengali poet, composer and Baul saint
Early Modern era
Prithvi Narayan Shah
January 7, 1723 – January 11, 1775
King of Nepal
Early Modern era
Ahmad Shah Durrani
1722 – 1772
Founder of the Afghan Durrani Empire (r. 1747–1772)
Early Modern era
Mirwais Hotak
1673 – November 1, 1715
Afghan ruler and founder of the Hotak dynasty (1673–1715)
Early Modern era
Li Shizhen
July 3, 1517 – 1593
Chinese polymath and scientist (1517-1593)
Early Modern era
Xu Xiake
1586 – March 8, 1641
Chinese geographer and traveller
Early Modern era
Lin Tse-hsu
August 30, 1785 – November 22, 1850
Chinese scholar and politician (1785-1850)
Early Modern era
Koxinga
August 28, 1624 – June 23, 1662
17th-century Chinese military leader and first King of Tungning
Early Modern era
Matsuo Basho
1644 – November 28, 1694
Japanese poet (1644–1694)
Early Modern era
Takeda Shingen
December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573
Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period
Early Modern era
Uesugi Kenshin
February 18, 1530 – April 19, 1578
Japanese daimyo
Early Modern era
Date Masamune
September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636
Daimyo of the Sengoku period to early-Edo period; 1st lord of Sendai
Early Modern era
Shin Saimdang
October 29, 1504 – May 17, 1551
Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)
Early Modern era
Yi Hwang
1501 – 1570
Korean Confucian scholar (1502 -1571)
Early Modern era
Yi I
December 26, 1536 – 1584
Joseon civil servant & Neo-Confucianist (1536 – 1584)
Early Modern era
Heo Jun
1546 – 1615
Korean court physician (1539 – 1615 )
Early Modern era
Jeong Yak-yong
1762 – 1836
Korean scholar and philosopher (1762 - 1836)
Early Modern era
Zanabazar
1635 – 1723
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader
Early Modern era
Quang Trung
1752 – September 16, 1792
Vietnamese emperor
Early Modern era
Nguyen Du
b. c. 1500
16th-century Vietnamese writer
Early Modern era
Ho Xuan Huong
1772 – 1822
Vietnamese poet (1772–1822)
Early Modern era
Naresuan
1555 – April 25, 1605
King of Ayutthaya
Early Modern era
Taksin
April 17, 1734 – April 7, 1782
King of Siam
Early Modern era
Suriyothai
c. 1600 – February 3, 1548
Royal consort
Early Modern era
Bayinnaung
January 16, 1516 – November 10, 1581
King of Burma
Early Modern era
Alaungpaya
September 24, 1714 – May 11, 1760
King of Burma
Early Modern era
Diponegoro
November 11, 1785 – January 8, 1855
Javanese prince who opposed Dutch colonialism during the Java War (1825-1830)
Early Modern era
Gabriela Silang
March 19, 1731 – September 20, 1763
Filipina insurgent leader
Early Modern era
Diego Silang
December 16, 1730 – May 28, 1763
Filipino insurgent leader
Early Modern era
Ablai Khan
1711 – May 23, 1781
Kazakh khan
Early Modern era
Magtymguly Pyragy
1733 – 1782
Turkmen spiritual leader and philosophical poet
Early Modern era
Evliya Celebi
March 25, 1611 – 1682
Turkish traveler and writer (1611–1682)
Early Modern era
Usman dan Fodio
December 15, 1754 – 1817
Founder of the Sokoto Caliphate
Early Modern era
Queen Amina of Zaria
1533 – 1610
Hausa Muslim Warrior Queen of Zazzau
Early Modern era
El Hadj Umar Tall
1797 – February 12, 1864
West African political leader, Islamic scholar, and Toucouleur military commander
Early Modern era
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
November 12, 1651 – April 17, 1695
Mexican writer, philosopher, playwright and poet
Early Modern era
Jose Maria Morelos
September 30, 1765 – December 22, 1815
Mexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)