Who Was Alive

Were Aisha and Bede alive at the same time?

Yes. Aisha and Bede were alive at the same time, from c. AD 672 to c. AD 678.

Aisha

Aisha

Poet

Born AD 614 · died c. AD 678

Bede

Bede

Monk and writer

Born c. AD 672 · died 25 May AD 735

  1. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  2. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  3. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  4. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  5. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  6. Aisha, AD 614 – c. AD 678
  7. Husayn ibn Ali, AD 626 – AD 680
  8. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  9. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  10. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770

Aisha and Bede 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 Aisha and Bede were born

Aisha and Bede are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (10 of 10 placed); tap one to open that person.
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