Who Was Alive

Were Abu Bakr and Pope John IV alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Bakr and Pope John IV were alive at the same time, from c. AD 600 to AD 634.

Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr

Poet

Born c. AD 573 · died 23 August AD 634

Pope John IV

Pope John IV

Western priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 600 · died 15 October AD 642

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  3. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  5. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  6. Pope John IV, c. AD 600 – AD 642
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Abu Bakr and Pope John IV 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 Pope John IV were born

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