Hamadan
Persia / Iran — Mordechai/Esther tradition
Teachers who lived here
Abu Tammam
Abu Tammam (804–845)
al-Sulami
al-Sulami (937–1021)
Badi al-Zaman al-Hamadhani
Badi al-Zaman al-Hamadhani (969–1008)
born 969
Ibn Sina
Ibn Sina (980–1037)
died / buried 1037
al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002–1071)
Ayn al-Qudat al-Hamadhani
Ayn al-Qudat al-Hamadhani (1097–1131)
executed / died 1131
Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi
Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi (1146–1203)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274)
Fakhr al-Din Iraqi
Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (1213–1289)
born / early study 1213
Katib Celebi
Katib Celebi (1609–1657)
army clerk on eastern campaigns 1630–1631
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (1838–1897)
born (disputed location) 1838
Works composed here
- 1274
Jawahir Faraid
- 1274
Tafsir Isharat
- 1274
Tahrir Majisti
- 1274
Tajrid Mantiq