Who Was Alive

Were Abu Bakr and Xuanzang alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Bakr and Xuanzang were alive at the same time for 32 years, from AD 602 to AD 634.

Xuanzang was 32 when Abu Bakr died.

Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr

Poet

Born c. AD 573 · died 23 August AD 634

Xuanzang

Xuanzang

Buddhist monk

Born 6 April AD 602 · died 7 March AD 664, aged 61

  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. Xuanzang, AD 602 – AD 664

Abu Bakr and Xuanzang 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 Xuanzang were born

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