Who Was Alive

Were Al-Farabi and Al-Masudi alive at the same time?

Yes. Al-Farabi and Al-Masudi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 896 to AD 951.

Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi

Philosopher

Born c. AD 870 · died AD 951

Al-Masudi

Al-Masudi

Historian and geographer

Born c. AD 896 · died AD 957

  1. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  2. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  3. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  4. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  5. Al-Masudi, c. AD 896 – AD 957
  6. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  7. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  8. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020

Al-Farabi and Al-Masudi 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 Al-Farabi and Al-Masudi were born

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