Ali Qushji

Ala al-Dīn Ali ibn Muhammed, Persian: علاءالدین علی بن محمد سمرقندی known as Ali Qushji was a Timurid theologian, jurist, astronomer, mathematician and physicist, who settled in the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Mehmed II some time before 1472.

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Who was born first?

• Ali Qushji was born 2 years after Nicholas of Cusa
• Ali Qushji was born 5 years before János Vitéz
• Ali Qushji was born 6 years after Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
• Ali Qushji was born 7 years after Theodoros II Palaiologos
• Ali Qushji was born 9 years after Ulugh Beg

Timeline

1. Ulugh BegMarch 22, 1394 – October 27, 1449
2. Theodoros II Palaiologoscirca 1396 – June 21, 1448
3. Paolo dal Pozzo ToscanelliApril 21, 1397 – May 10, 1482
4. Nicholas of Cusa1401 – August 11, 1464
5. Ali Qushji (this page)1403–1474
6. János Vitézcirca 1408 – August 6, 1472

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