Who Was Alive

Were Aisha and Leo III the Isaurian alive at the same time?

Yes. Aisha and Leo III the Isaurian were alive at the same time, from AD 675 to c. AD 678.

Aisha

Aisha

Poet

Born AD 614 · died c. AD 678

Leo III the Isaurian

Leo III the Isaurian

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 675 · died 18 June AD 741, aged 65 or 66

  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. Leo III the Isaurian, AD 675 – AD 741
  9. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  10. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770

Aisha and Leo III the Isaurian 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 Leo III the Isaurian were born

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