Who Was Alive

Were Ali and Xuanzang alive at the same time?

Yes. Ali and Xuanzang were alive at the same time for 58 or 59 years, from AD 602 to AD 661.

Ali was 3 when Xuanzang was born.

Xuanzang was 58 or 59 when Ali died, aged 61 or 62.

Ali

Ali

Caliph

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

Xuanzang

Xuanzang

Buddhist monk

Born 6 April AD 602 · died 7 March AD 664, aged 61

  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. Xuanzang, AD 602 – AD 664

Ali and Xuanzang 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 Xuanzang were born

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