Who Was Alive

Were Abu Bakr and Pope Leo II alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Bakr and Pope Leo II were alive at the same time for 22 or 23 years, from AD 611 to AD 634.

Pope Leo II was 22 or 23 when Abu Bakr died.

Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr

Poet

Born c. AD 573 · died 23 August AD 634

Pope Leo II

Pope Leo II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 611 · died 3 July AD 683, aged 71 or 72

  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. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  7. Pope Leo II, AD 611 – AD 683

Abu Bakr and Pope Leo II 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 Leo II were born

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