Who Was Alive

Were Al-Farabi and Charles the Simple alive at the same time?

Yes. Al-Farabi and Charles the Simple were alive at the same time for 50 years, from AD 879 to AD 929.

Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi

Philosopher

Born c. AD 870 · died AD 951

Charles the Simple

Charles the Simple

King of West Francia

Born 17 September AD 879 · died 7 October AD 929, aged 50

  1. Pope John VIII, c. AD 820 – AD 882
  2. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  3. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  4. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  5. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  6. Charles the Simple, AD 879 – AD 929
  7. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  8. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020

Al-Farabi and Charles the Simple 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 Charles the Simple were born

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