Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah

Military leader

Born AD 583 · died AD 639
Also known as Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, Abu Ubaidah

Who was alive at the same time as Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah?

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When Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah was born, Muhammad was 11 or 12, Pope Adeodatus I was 12 or 13, Pope Agatho was 8 or 9, Maurice was 43 or 44 and Bilal ibn Rabah was 1 or 2.

When Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah died, Ali was 39 or 40, Aisha was 24 or 25, Husayn ibn Ali was 12 or 13, Pope Benedict II was 3 or 4 and Hasan ibn Ali was 13 or 14.

Born during Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah’s lifetime: Umar, Ali, Brahmagupta, Aisha, Husayn ibn Ali, Fatima, Mu'awiya I and Pope Benedict II.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Benedict I died about 4 years before Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah was born, Pope John VII was born about 10 years after Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah died, Pope Sergius I was born about 10 years after Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah died and Pope Sisinnius was born about 8 years after Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah died.

What happened in Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah’s lifetime

The Hijrah AD 622Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah was 38 or 39
Battle of Badr AD 624Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah was 40 or 41

Where Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah’s contemporaries were born

Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (74 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah: Mecca
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Pope Gregory I: Rome
Isidore of Seville: Cartagena
Pope Adeodatus I: Rome
Muhammad: Mecca
Abu Bakr: Mecca
Heraclius: Cappadocia
Uthman: Mecca
Pope Honorius I: Campania
Umar: Mecca
Khalid ibn al-Walid: Mecca
Brahmagupta: Bhinmal
Pope John IV: Dalmatia
Pope Martin I: Pian di San Martino
Ali: Mecca
Xuanzang: Yanshi District
Mu'awiya I: Mecca
Fatima: Mecca
Pope Leo II: Sicily
Aisha: Mecca
Hasan ibn Ali: Medina
Husayn ibn Ali: Medina
Pope Benedict II: Rome
Pope Agatho: Palermo
Pope Vitalian: Segni
Pope John V: Antioch
Pope Boniface IV: Marsica
Wu Zetian: Guangyuan
Pope Conon: Sicily
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Pope Boniface III: Rome
Maurice: Arabissus
Bilal ibn Rabah: Kingdom of Aksum
Khosrow II: Ctesiphon
Constans II: Constantinople
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr: Medina
Phocas: Thrace
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Maximus the Confessor: Palestine
Hafsa bint Umar: Mecca
Ibn Abbas: Mecca
Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
Amr ibn al-As: Mecca
Emperor Taizong of Tang: Wugong County
Marwan I: Mecca
Columba: County Donegal
Salman the Persian: Kazerun
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam: Mecca
Emperor Gaozu of Tang: Chang'an
Abu Sufyan: Mecca
Yazdegerd III: Istakhr
Harsha: Thanesar
Abu Hurayra: Tihamah
Heraclonas: Lazica
Zaynab bint Jahsh: Mecca
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas: Mecca
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Bhartṛhari: Ujjain
Umm Salama: Mecca
Zaynab bint Ali: Medina
Guntram: Soissons
Sawdah bint Zam'ah: Mecca
Zaynab bint Khuzayma: Mecca
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab: Mecca
John Climacus: Syria
Umm Habiba: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud: Mecca
Columbanus: Leinster
Abu Lahab: Mecca
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf: Mecca
Theophylact Simocatta: Egypt

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The 108 best-known contemporaries

108 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 612.

Muhammad AD 571 – AD 632
Umar c. AD 586 – AD 644
Ali AD 599 – AD 661
Abu Bakr c. AD 573 – AD 634
Brahmagupta c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
Pope Gregory I c. AD 541 – AD 604
Uthman c. AD 575 – AD 656
Aisha AD 614 – c. AD 678
Husayn ibn Ali AD 626 – AD 680
Fatima c. AD 610 – AD 632
Mu'awiya I AD 603 – AD 680
Heraclius c. AD 575 – AD 641
Isidore of Seville c. AD 560 – AD 636
Pope Honorius I c. AD 585 – AD 638
Pope Benedict II AD 635 – AD 685
Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
Hasan ibn Ali AD 625 – AD 669
Pope Martin I AD 598 – AD 655
Pope Leo II AD 611 – AD 683
Khalid ibn al-Walid AD 586 – AD 642
Pope John IV c. AD 600 – AD 642
Xuanzang AD 602 – AD 664
Pope Adeodatus I AD 570 – AD 618
Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
Pope Vitalian c. AD 600 – AD 672
Pope John V AD 635 – AD 686
Pope Boniface IV c. AD 550 – AD 615
Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
Pope Boniface III c. AD 540 – AD 607
Maurice AD 539 – AD 602
Bilal ibn Rabah AD 581 – c. AD 642
Khosrow II AD 570 – AD 628
Constans II AD 630 – AD 668
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 568 – AD 653
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
Phocas AD 547 – AD 610
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 541 – AD 619
Maximus the Confessor AD 579 – AD 662
Hafsa bint Umar AD 604 – AD 665
Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
Gregory of Tours AD 538 – AD 594
Amr ibn al-As AD 570 – AD 664
Emperor Taizong of Tang AD 598 – AD 649
Heraclius Constantine AD 612 – AD 641
Marwan I AD 623 – AD 685
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Salman the Persian AD 568 – AD 657
Chlothar II AD 584 – AD 629
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam AD 594 – AD 656
Emperor Gaozu of Tang AD 566 – AD 635
Abu Sufyan c. AD 570 – c. AD 646
Yazdegerd III AD 624 – AD 652
Harsha AD 590 – AD 647
Abu Hurayra AD 602 – AD 679
Dagobert I c. AD 611 – AD 639
Heraclonas AD 618 – AD 641
Zaynab bint Jahsh AD 592 – AD 642
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas AD 595 – c. AD 675
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib AD 568 – AD 625
Bhartṛhari AD 570 – c. AD 651
Umm Salama AD 596 – AD 681
Zaynab bint Ali c. AD 627 – c. AD 684
Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
Childebert II AD 570 – AD 596
Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
Zaynab bint Khuzayma AD 595 – AD 625
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah AD 595 – AD 656
Penda of Mercia c. AD 606 – AD 655
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
Clovis II c. AD 636 – AD 657
Æthelberht of Kent AD 552 – AD 612
John Climacus c. AD 579 – c. AD 649
Umm Habiba c. AD 594 – AD 665
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud AD 594 – AD 653
Columbanus c. AD 543 – AD 615
Abu Lahab AD 549 – c. AD 625
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf c. AD 577 – c. AD 654
Theophylact Simocatta AD 580 – AD 630
Maymunah bint al-Harith c. AD 592 – AD 672
Boran AD 590 – AD 632
Safiyya bint Huyayy c. AD 610 – AD 670
Juwayriya bint al-Harith AD 608 – AD 676
Emperor Wen of Sui AD 541 – AD 604
Empress Suiko AD 554 – AD 628
Prince Shōtoku AD 574 – AD 622
Ruqayya bint Muhammad c. AD 600 – AD 624
Emperor Tenji AD 626 – AD 672
Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
Theudebert II AD 585 – AD 612
Theuderic II AD 587 – AD 613
Empress Kōgyoku AD 594 – AD 661
Sigebert III AD 630 – AD 656
Venantius Fortunatus c. AD 534 – AD 609
Theodelinda c. AD 570 – c. AD 628
Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi AD 581 – AD 629
Pepin of Landen c. AD 585 – AD 640
Rayhana bint Zayd c. 590s – AD 631
Sigebert II AD 602 – AD 613
Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Reccared I c. AD 560 – AD 601
Ammar ibn Yasir AD 570 – AD 657
Zainab bint Muhammad c. AD 599 – c. AD 629
Emperor Tenmu AD 631 – AD 686
Kubrat c. AD 595 – AD 665
Ardashir III AD 621 – AD 630