Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf

Governor

Born 1 June AD 661 · died 1 June AD 714, aged 53

Who was alive at the same time as Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf?

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When Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was born, Aisha was 46 or 47, Husayn ibn Ali was 35, Mu'awiya I was 57 or 58, Pope Benedict II was 25 or 26 and Hasan ibn Ali was 36.

When Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf died, Li Bai was 13, Du Fu was 1 or 2, Abu Hanifa was 14, Pope Gregory II was 44 or 45 and Charles Martel was 25.

Born during Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf’s lifetime: Li Bai, Du Fu, Abu Hanifa, Bede, Pope Gregory II, Charles Martel, Pope Adrian I and Pope Paul I.

Not quite contemporaries: Uthman died about 5 years before Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was born, Jabir ibn Hayyan was born about 7 years after Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf died, Pope Martin I died about 6 years before Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was born and Pope Stephen III was born about 4 years after Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf died.

Where Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf’s contemporaries were born

Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (68 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf: Ta'if
Pope Agatho: Palermo
Brahmagupta: Bhinmal
Pope Vitalian: Segni
Xuanzang: Yanshi District
Mu'awiya I: Mecca
Pope Leo II: Sicily
Aisha: Mecca
Hasan ibn Ali: Medina
Husayn ibn Ali: Medina
Pope Benedict II: Rome
Pope John VII: Rossano
Pope Sergius I: Palermo
Pope John VI: Ephesus
Pope Gregory II: Rome
Bede: Jarrow
John of Damascus: Damascus
Pope Zachary: Santa Severina
Charles Martel: Herstal
Abu Hanifa: Kufa
Pope Adrian I: Rome
Pope Paul I: Rome
Li Bai: Suyab
Du Fu: Gongyi
Pope John V: Antioch
Ja'far al-Sadiq: Medina
Wu Zetian: Guangyuan
Pope Conon: Sicily
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan: Medina
Malik ibn Anas: Medina
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz: Medina
Leo III the Isaurian: Kahramanmaraş
Yazid I: Damascus
Justinian II: Constantinople
Tariq ibn Ziyad: Khenchela
Constans II: Constantinople
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr: Medina
Maximus the Confessor: Palestine
Hafsa bint Umar: Mecca
Ibn Abbas: Mecca
Constantine IV: Constantinople
Amr ibn al-As: Mecca
Marwan I: Mecca
Ali al-Sajjad: Medina
Wang Wei: Yongji
Al-Mansur: Humayma
Mu'awiya II: Damascus
Abu Hurayra: Tihamah
Leontius: Isauria
Al-Walid I: Medina
Saint Boniface: Crediton
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik: Medina
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas: Mecca
Umm Salama: Mecca
Zaynab bint Ali: Medina
Muhammad al-Baqir: Medina
Roderic: Córdoba
Al-Walid II: Syria
Ibn Ishaq: Medina
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang: Chang'an
Sawdah bint Zam'ah: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab: Mecca
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik: Damascus
Umm Habiba: Mecca
Maymunah bint al-Harith: Mecca
Safiyya bint Huyayy: Medina
Juwayriya bint al-Harith: Medina
Hasan al-Basri: Medina

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The 98 best-known contemporaries

98 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 688.

Li Bai AD 701 – AD 762
Du Fu AD 712 – AD 770
Brahmagupta c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
Aisha AD 614 – c. AD 678
Husayn ibn Ali AD 626 – AD 680
Abu Hanifa AD 699 – c. AD 768
Mu'awiya I AD 603 – AD 680
Bede c. AD 672 – AD 735
Pope Gregory II AD 669 – AD 731
Charles Martel AD 688 – AD 741
Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
Pope Benedict II AD 635 – AD 685
Pope Paul I AD 700 – AD 767
Hasan ibn Ali AD 625 – AD 669
John of Damascus c. AD 675 – AD 749
Pope Leo II AD 611 – AD 683
Xuanzang AD 602 – AD 664
Pope John VII AD 650 – AD 707
Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
Pope John VI AD 655 – AD 705
Pope Zachary AD 679 – AD 752
Pope Vitalian c. AD 600 – AD 672
Pope John V AD 635 – AD 686
Ja'far al-Sadiq c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
Pope Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
Malik ibn Anas c. AD 711 – AD 795
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz AD 681 – c. AD 720
Leo III the Isaurian AD 675 – AD 741
Yazid I AD 646 – AD 683
Justinian II AD 669 – AD 711
Tariq ibn Ziyad AD 670 – AD 720
Constans II AD 630 – AD 668
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
Maximus the Confessor AD 579 – AD 662
Hafsa bint Umar AD 604 – AD 665
Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
Constantine IV AD 652 – AD 685
Amr ibn al-As AD 570 – AD 664
Marwan I AD 623 – AD 685
Ali al-Sajjad AD 659 – AD 713
Pelagius of Asturias c. AD 685 – AD 737
Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
Wang Wei AD 699 – c. AD 760
Al-Mansur AD 713 – AD 775
Mu'awiya II AD 661 – AD 684
Abu Hurayra AD 602 – AD 679
Leontius AD 660 – AD 706
Al-Walid I AD 668 – AD 715
Saint Boniface c. AD 675 – AD 754
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik AD 675 – AD 717
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas AD 595 – c. AD 675
Umm Salama AD 596 – AD 681
Zaynab bint Ali c. AD 627 – c. AD 684
Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677 – AD 733
Roderic AD 688 – AD 711
Marwan II AD 688 – AD 750
Dagobert III c. AD 698 – AD 715
Al-Walid II 700s – AD 744
Ibn Ishaq AD 704 – AD 768
Childebert III AD 678 – AD 711
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang c. AD 684 – c. AD 765
Theuderic IV c. AD 713 – AD 737
Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
Chlothar III c. AD 650 – AD 673
Theuderic III 650s – AD 691
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik AD 691 – AD 743
Umm Habiba c. AD 594 – AD 665
Childeric II AD 655 – AD 675
Chilperic II c. AD 673 – AD 721
Clovis IV c. AD 677 – AD 695
Maymunah bint al-Harith c. AD 592 – AD 672
Safiyya bint Huyayy c. AD 610 – AD 670
Juwayriya bint al-Harith AD 608 – AD 676
Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
Emperor Tenji AD 626 – AD 672
Dagobert II AD 652 – AD 679
Yazid II AD 687 – AD 724
Yazid III AD 701 – AD 744
Desiderius c. AD 710 – c. AD 786
Empress Kōgyoku AD 594 – AD 661
Empress Genmei AD 661 – AD 721
Kahina AD 668 – AD 703
Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim AD 695 – AD 715
Emperor Tenmu AD 631 – AD 686
Liutprand, King of the Lombards c. 680s – AD 744
Chlothar IV c. AD 685 – AD 719
Shantideva c. AD 685 – c. AD 763
Kubrat c. AD 595 – AD 665
Carloman c. AD 710 – AD 754