Ibn Sina lived from 980 to 1037 CE in Hamadan and Jurjan. His most famous works are philosophy and medicine. His medical encyclopedia "Al-Qanun" became European medical reference until 17th century
Byzantine Empire experienced sudden decline, Normans gained European dominance. Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy split within Christendom. William the Conqueror became King of England after Battle of Hastings. First Crusade occurred from 1096 to 1099, capturing Jerusalem
Born in 980 CE in Afshana, Samanid Empire, to a Sunni Muslim father. Received mixed education combining religious and secular subjects. Became physician by mid-teens and vizier of Buyid state at age 32
Born in 980 in Afshana near Bukhara to Samanid governor Abdullah. Studied Hanafi jurisprudence and medicine from age 13. Became physician at age 16 and established himself as respected physician. Studied physics, natural sciences and metaphysics alongside medicine