Who Was Alive

Were Charlemagne and Al-Kindi alive at the same time?

Yes. Charlemagne and Al-Kindi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 801 to AD 814.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Al-Kindi

Philosopher and mathematician

Born c. AD 801 · died AD 870–873

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  4. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  5. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  6. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  7. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  8. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899

Charlemagne and Al-Kindi 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 Charlemagne and Al-Kindi were born

Charlemagne and Al-Kindi are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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