Who Was Alive

Were Al-Masudi and Otto the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Al-Masudi and Otto the Great were alive at the same time for 44 or 45 years, from AD 912 to AD 957.

Otto the Great was 44 or 45 when Al-Masudi died.

Al-Masudi

Al-Masudi

Historian and geographer

Born c. AD 896 · died AD 957

Otto the Great

Otto the Great

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 23 November AD 912 · died 7 May AD 973, aged 60

  1. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  2. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  3. Al-Masudi, c. AD 896 – AD 957
  4. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  5. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  6. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  7. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039

Al-Masudi and Otto the Great 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-Masudi and Otto the Great were born

Al-Masudi and Otto the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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