Who Was Alive

Were Brahmagupta and Pope John V alive at the same time?

Yes. Brahmagupta and Pope John V were alive at the same time, from AD 635 to c. AD 670.

Brahmagupta

Brahmagupta

Indian mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 598 · died c. AD 670

Pope John V

Pope John V

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 635 · died 2 August AD 686, aged 50 or 51

  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. Pope John V, AD 635 – AD 686

Brahmagupta and Pope John V 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 Brahmagupta and Pope John V were born

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