1079Malik Shah I Institutes the Jalali Calendar

Malik Shah I reforms the Iranian Calendar.
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📚 Al-Biruni's Prolific Writings Begin

1048 – Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī of Persia writes more than a hundred books on many different topics.
Al-Biruni's Prolific Writings Begin (1000)
Islamic Golden AgeMathematicsAstronomyPhilosophyScholarship
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⚕️ Avicenna Publishes Canon of Medicine and The Book of Healing

Avicenna of Persia publishes his influential treatise, The Canon of Medicine, which remains the most influential medical text in both Islamic and Christian lands for over six centuries, and The Book of Healing, a scientific encyclopedia.
Avicenna Publishes Canon of Medicine and The Book of Healing (1025)
MedicineIslamic Golden AgeScientific RevolutionMedical HistoryPhilosophyEncyclopediaMiddle AgesAvicennaIslamic World
IranIran

📖 Avicenna Completes The Canon of Medicine

The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (Ibn Sina) is completed.
Avicenna Completes The Canon of Medicine (1025)
MedicineIslamic Golden AgeAvicennaScientific AdvancementPhilosophyMiddle AgesHealthcare
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🗓️ Malik Shah I Institutes the Jalali Calendar

Malik Shah I Institutes the Jalali Calendar (1079)
CalendarAstronomyShahSeljuk EmpireTimekeepingMathematics
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⚰️ Death of Safavid Shah Tahmasp I

Tahmasp I, Safavid shah, dies.
Death of Safavid Shah Tahmasp I (1576)
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🇮🇷 Iranian Revolution Concludes: Shah Overthrown

February 11: The Iranian Revolution ends. Shah Reza Pahlavi is overthrown and forced into exile.
Iranian Revolution Concludes: Shah Overthrown (1979)
RevolutionShahTheocracyPolitical UpheavalCold War
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