Who Was Alive

Were Alfred the Great and Rudaki alive at the same time?

Yes. Alfred the Great and Rudaki were alive at the same time, from AD 859 to c. AD 899.

Alfred the Great was 9 or 10 when Rudaki was born.

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

Rudaki

Rudaki

Poet

Born AD 859 · died AD 941

  1. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  2. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  3. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  4. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  5. Rudaki, AD 859 – AD 941
  6. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  7. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  8. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  9. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020

Alfred the Great and Rudaki 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 Alfred the Great and Rudaki were born

Alfred the Great and Rudaki are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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