Who Was Alive

Were Abu Bakr and Heraclius alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Bakr and Heraclius were alive at the same time, from c. AD 575 to AD 634.

Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr

Poet

Born c. AD 573 · died 23 August AD 634

Heraclius

Heraclius

Byzantine emperor

Born c. AD 575 · died 11 February AD 641

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  3. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Heraclius, c. AD 575 – AD 641
  5. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  6. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Abu Bakr and Heraclius in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Abu Bakr and Heraclius were born

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