Who Was Alive

Were Abū Ḥanīfa and Li Bai alive at the same time?

Yes. Abū Ḥanīfa and Li Bai were alive at the same time for 61 years, from AD 701 to AD 762.

Abū Ḥanīfa was 1 when Li Bai was born.

Abū Ḥanīfa was 63 when Li Bai died, aged 61.

Abū Ḥanīfa

8th-century Sunni theologian and jurist

Born 5 September AD 699 · died AD 766–767, aged 67 or 68

Li Bai

Classical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty

Born 19 May AD 701 · died 30 November AD 762, aged 61

Abū Ḥanīfa and Li Bai in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.