Who Was Alive

Were Abu Nuwas and Pope Leo IV alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Nuwas and Pope Leo IV were alive at the same time, from c. AD 790 to AD 814.

Abu Nuwas

Abu Nuwas

Poet

Born AD 753–762 · died AD 814

Pope Leo IV

Pope Leo IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 790 · died 17 July AD 855

  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 Leo IV, c. AD 790 – AD 855
  8. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899

Abu Nuwas and Pope Leo 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 Nuwas and Pope Leo IV were born

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