Ali al-Rida
Imam
Born 12 April AD 770 · died 5 September AD 818, aged 48
Also known as Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha, Imam al-Ridha, Imam Reza
Who was alive at the same time as Ali al-Rida?
- Pope Adrian I, AD 700 – AD 795
- Pope Stephen III, c. AD 720 – AD 772
- Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
- Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
- Pope Leo III, AD 750 – c. AD 816
- Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
- Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
- Al-Shafi'i, AD 767 – AD 820
- Pope Stephen IV, c. AD 770 – AD 817
- Ali al-Rida, AD 770 – AD 818
- Pope Paschal I, c. AD 775 – AD 824
- Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
- Pope Eugene II, c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Pope Valentine, c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal, AD 780 – AD 855
- Adi Shankara, c. AD 788 – c. AD 821
- Pope Leo IV, c. AD 790 – AD 855
- Pope Sergius II, c. AD 790 – AD 847
- Pope Adrian II, AD 792 – AD 872
- Pope Gregory IV, c. AD 795 – AD 844
- Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
- Pope Benedict III, c. AD 810 – AD 858
- Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
When Ali al-Rida was born, Jabir ibn Hayyan was 48 or 49, Harun al-Rashid was 4, Pope Leo III was 19 or 20, Pope Adrian I was 69 or 70 and Al-Shafi'i was 2.
When Ali al-Rida died, Louis the Pious was 39 or 40, Muhammad al-Bukhari was 8, Al-Shafi'i was 51, Ahmad ibn Hanbal was 37 and Pope Adrian II was 25 or 26.
Born during Ali al-Rida’s lifetime: Al-Khwarizmi, Adi Shankara, Louis the Pious, Al-Kindi, Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Gregory IV, Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Pope Adrian II.
Not quite contemporaries: Li Bai died about 8 years before Ali al-Rida was born, Abu Hanifa died about 2 years before Ali al-Rida was born, Charles the Bald was born about 5 years after Ali al-Rida died and Pepin the Short died about 2 years before Ali al-Rida was born.
Where Ali al-Rida’s contemporaries were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Ali al-Rida: Medina
- Pope Adrian I: Rome
- Pope Stephen III: Syracuse
- Jabir ibn Hayyan: Tus
- Charlemagne: Franciaf
- Pope Leo III: Rome
- Abu Nuwas: Ahvaz
- Harun al-Rashid: Ray
- Al-Shafi'i: Gaza City
- Pope Stephen IV: Rome
- Pope Paschal I: Rome
- Pope Eugene II: Rome
- Pope Valentine: Rome
- Louis the Pious: Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Baghdad
- Adi Shankara: Kalady
- Pope Leo IV: Rome
- Pope Sergius II: Rome
- Pope Adrian II: Rome
- Pope Gregory IV: Rome
- Al-Kindi: Basra
- Pope Benedict III: Rome
- Muhammad al-Bukhari: Bukhara
- Malik ibn Anas: Medina
- Lothair I: Altdorf
- Irene of Athens: Athens
- Rabia Basri: Basra
- Alcuin: York
- Abd al-Rahman I: Damascus
- John Scotus Eriugena: Ireland
- Al-Ma'mun: Baghdad
- Constantine V: Constantinople
- Nikephoros I: Pisidia
- Bai Juyi: Xinzheng
- Al-Jahiz: Basra
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex: Kingdom of Wessex
- Han Yu: Meng Prefecture
- Al-Mansur: Humayma
- Carloman I: Soissons
- Michael I Rangabe: Constantinople
- Leo V the Armenian: Ostikanate of Arminiya
- Paul the Deacon: Cividale del Friuli
- Leo IV the Khazar: Constantinople
- Constantine VI: Constantinople
- Michael II: Amorium
- Abd ar-Rahman II: Toledo
- Musa al-Kazim: Al-Abwa
- Krum: First Bulgarian Empire
- Kūkai: Zentsū-ji Temple
- Al-Mu'tasim: Khuld Palace
- Al-Mahdi: Humayma
- Theophanes the Confessor: Constantinople
- Rabanus Maurus: Mainz
- Babak Khorramdin: Ardabil
- Desiderius: Brescia
- Al-Amin: Al-Rusafa
- Emperor Kanmu: Heijō-kyō
- Hisham I of Córdoba: Córdoba
- Alfonso II of Asturias: Oviedo
Compare Ali al-Rida
The 65 best-known contemporaries
65 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ali al-Rida. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 794.
- Charlemagne c. AD 744 – AD 814
- Al-Khwarizmi c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
- Abu Nuwas c. AD 759 – AD 814
- Jabir ibn Hayyan AD 721 – AD 815
- Harun al-Rashid AD 766 – AD 809
- Adi Shankara c. AD 788 – c. AD 821
- Pope Leo III AD 750 – c. AD 816
- Louis the Pious AD 778 – AD 840
- Al-Kindi c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
- Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
- Muhammad al-Bukhari AD 810 – AD 870
- Pope Gregory IV c. AD 795 – AD 844
- Al-Shafi'i AD 767 – AD 820
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal AD 780 – AD 855
- Pope Adrian II AD 792 – AD 872
- Pope Leo IV c. AD 790 – AD 855
- Pope Paschal I c. AD 775 – AD 824
- Pope Stephen III c. AD 720 – AD 772
- Pope Eugene II c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Pope Benedict III c. AD 810 – AD 858
- Pope Stephen IV c. AD 770 – AD 817
- Pope Sergius II c. AD 790 – AD 847
- Pope Valentine c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Malik ibn Anas c. AD 711 – AD 795
- Lothair I AD 795 – AD 855
- Irene of Athens c. AD 752 – AD 803
- Rabia Basri 710s – AD 801
- Alcuin c. AD 740 – AD 804
- Abd al-Rahman I AD 731 – AD 788
- John Scotus Eriugena 800s – AD 877
- Louis the German c. AD 806 – AD 876
- Roland AD 737 – AD 778
- Al-Ma'mun c. AD 786 – c. AD 833
- Constantine V AD 718 – AD 775
- Nikephoros I c. AD 750 – AD 811
- Bai Juyi AD 772 – AD 846
- Al-Jahiz AD 775 – c. AD 869
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex AD 771 – AD 839
- Han Yu AD 768 – AD 824
- Al-Mansur AD 713 – AD 775
- Carloman I AD 751 – AD 771
- Michael I Rangabe c. AD 770 – AD 844
- Leo V the Armenian AD 775 – AD 820
- Paul the Deacon c. AD 720 – c. AD 799
- Leo IV the Khazar AD 750 – AD 780
- Constantine VI AD 771 – c. AD 798
- Michael II AD 770 – AD 829
- Staurakios AD 775 – AD 812
- Abd ar-Rahman II AD 792 – AD 852
- Musa al-Kazim AD 745 – c. AD 799
- Krum AD 755 – AD 814
- Einhard c. AD 774 – AD 840
- Kūkai AD 774 – AD 835
- Al-Mu'tasim AD 796 – AD 842
- Al-Mahdi AD 744 – AD 785
- Theophanes the Confessor AD 759 – AD 817
- Rabanus Maurus c. AD 783 – AD 856
- Babak Khorramdin AD 798 – AD 838
- Desiderius c. AD 710 – c. AD 786
- Al-Hadi c. AD 763 – AD 786
- Pepin of Italy AD 777 – AD 810
- Al-Amin AD 787 – AD 813
- Emperor Kanmu AD 737 – AD 806
- Hisham I of Córdoba AD 757 – AD 796
- Alfonso II of Asturias AD 759 – AD 842