Who Was Alive

Were Bede and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz alive at the same time?

Yes. Bede and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz were alive at the same time, from AD 681 to c. AD 720.

Bede

Bede

Monk and writer

Born c. AD 672 · died 25 May AD 735

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Caliph

Born 2 November AD 681 · died c. AD 720

  1. Aisha, AD 614 – c. AD 678
  2. Husayn ibn Ali, AD 626 – AD 680
  3. Pope Gregory II, AD 669 – AD 731
  4. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  5. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, AD 681 – c. AD 720
  6. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  7. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  8. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  9. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815

Bede and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz 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 Bede and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz were born

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