Who Was Alive

Were Ali and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan alive at the same time?

Yes. Ali and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan were alive at the same time, from c. AD 646 to AD 661.

Ali

Ali

Caliph

Born 17 March AD 599 · died AD 661, aged 61 or 62

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

Caliph

Born c. AD 646 · died 9 October AD 705

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  3. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Uthman, c. AD 575 – AD 656
  5. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  6. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  8. Aisha, AD 614 – c. AD 678
  9. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, c. AD 646 – AD 705
  10. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762

Ali and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan 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 Ali and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan were born

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