Who Was Alive

Were Abu Nuwas and Pope Benedict III alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Nuwas and Pope Benedict III were alive at the same time, from c. AD 810 to AD 814.

Abu Nuwas

Abu Nuwas

Poet

Born AD 753–762 · died AD 814

Pope Benedict III

Pope Benedict III

Politician who served as Pope

Born c. AD 810 · died 7–17 April AD 858

  1. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  2. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  3. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  4. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  5. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  6. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  7. Pope Benedict III, c. AD 810 – AD 858
  8. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899

Abu Nuwas and Pope Benedict III 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 Nuwas and Pope Benedict III were born

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