Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Al-Farabi and Æthelstan were alive at the same time, from c. AD 895 to AD 939.

Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi

Philosopher

Born c. AD 870 · died AD 951

Æthelstan

Æthelstan

Monarch of England

Born c. AD 895 · died 26–27 October AD 939

  1. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  2. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  3. Pope Sergius III, c. AD 860 – AD 911
  4. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  5. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  6. Æthelstan, c. AD 895 – AD 939
  7. Pope Benedict V, c. AD 900 – AD 965
  8. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  9. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020

Al-Farabi and Æthelstan 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 Æthelstan were born

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