Ulugh Beg

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Ulugh Beg was a 15th-century Timurid ruler, astronomer, and mathematician renowned for building a major observatory in Samarkand and producing highly accurate astronomical tables.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Timurid prince
astronomer
mathematician
person
ruler
birthDate 1394-03-22
birthPlace Sultaniyeh
built Ulugh Beg observatory
surface form: Samarkand observatory

Ulugh Beg observatory
surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory
causeOfDeath assassination
child Abd al-Latif
countryOfCitizenship Timurid dynasty
surface form: Timurid Empire
deathDate 1449-10-27
deathPlace Samarkand
dynasty Timurid dynasty
era 15th century
ethnicGroup Turkic
father Shahrukh Mirza
surface form: Shah Rukh
fieldOfWork astronomy
mathematics
trigonometry
fullName Ulugh Beg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay Ulugh Beg
influenced early modern European astronomy
later Islamic astronomers
influencedBy Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Claudius Ptolemaeus
surface form: Ptolemy
knownFor building the Samarkand observatory
highly accurate star catalog
precise measurement of the length of the sidereal year
precise measurement of the obliquity of the ecliptic
mannerOfDeath executed on orders of his son
mother Gawhar Shad
name Ulugh Beg self-link
notableWork Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani
surface form: Ulugh Beg astronomical tables

Zīj-i Sultānī
numberOfStarsCataloged about 1018
occupation astronomer
mathematician
ruler
positionHeld Timurid sultan
governor of Samarkand
reignEnd 1449
reignStart 1447
religion Islam
residence Samarkand
spouse Agha Begi Agha
studentOf Qadi Zada al-Rumi
teacherOf Al-Qushji
surface form: Ali Qushji

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Islamic astronomy hasKeyFigure Ulugh Beg
Timur grandchild Ulugh Beg
Samarkand associatedWith Ulugh Beg
Shahrisabz flourishedUnder Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg name Ulugh Beg self-link
Ulugh Beg fullName Ulugh Beg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay Ulugh Beg
Abu Sa'id Mirza predecessor Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani dedicatedTo Ulugh Beg
this entity surface form: Ulugh Beg as sultan
Ulugh Beg observatory founder Ulugh Beg
subject surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory
Ulugh Beg observatory namedAfter Ulugh Beg
subject surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory
Ulugh Beg observatory operator Ulugh Beg
subject surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory
Gur-e-Amir burialPlaceOf Ulugh Beg
Al-Qushji employer Ulugh Beg
Kas associatedWithPerson Ulugh Beg
this entity surface form: Ulugh Beg (through Timurid patronage)
Zīj-i Sultānī compiledBy Ulugh Beg
Zīj-i Sultānī supervisedBy Ulugh Beg
Qadi Zada al-Rumi advisorTo Ulugh Beg
Agha Begi Agha spouseOf Ulugh Beg
Agha Begi Agha consortOf Ulugh Beg
Abd al-Latif father Ulugh Beg
Abd al-Latif predecessor Ulugh Beg
Kok Gumbaz Mosque builtBy Ulugh Beg
Kok Gumbaz Mosque patron Ulugh Beg
Jamshid al-Kashi employer Ulugh Beg
Abd al-Latif Mirza father Ulugh Beg
House of Timur notableMember Ulugh Beg
Baysunghur Mirza relative Ulugh Beg