Who Was Alive

Were Basil II and Al-Biruni alive at the same time?

Yes. Basil II and Al-Biruni were alive at the same time for 52 years, from AD 973 to 1025.

Basil II was 14 or 15 when Al-Biruni was born.

Al-Biruni was 52 when Basil II died, aged 66 or 67.

Basil II

Basil II

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 958 · died 15 December 1025, aged 66 or 67

Al-Biruni

Al-Biruni

Polymath

Born 4 September AD 973 · died 9 December 1048, aged 75

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Basil II, AD 958 – 1025
  3. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  4. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  5. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  6. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Basil II and Al-Biruni 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 Basil II and Al-Biruni were born

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