Who Was Alive

Were Ali and Wu Zetian alive at the same time?

Yes. Ali and Wu Zetian were alive at the same time for 36 or 37 years, from AD 624 to AD 661.

Ali was 24 when Wu Zetian was born.

Wu Zetian was 36 or 37 when Ali died, aged 61 or 62.

Ali

Ali

Caliph

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

Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian

Emperor of China

Born 17 February AD 624 · died 16 December AD 705, aged 81

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  3. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  5. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  6. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  7. Wu Zetian, AD 624 – AD 705
  8. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762

Ali and Wu Zetian 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 Wu Zetian were born

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