Who Was Alive

Were Charlemagne and Abu Nuwas alive at the same time?

Yes. Charlemagne and Abu Nuwas were alive at the same time, from AD 753–762 to AD 814.

Charlemagne

King of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814)

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Abu Nuwas

8th-century classical Arabic poet

Born AD 753–762 · died AD 814

  1. Li Bai
  2. Du Fu
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan
  4. Charlemagne
  5. Abu Nuwas
  6. Harun al-Rashid
  7. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
Charlemagne and Abu Nuwas in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.