Who Was Alive

Were Charlemagne and Muhammad al-Bukhari alive at the same time?

Yes. Charlemagne and Muhammad al-Bukhari were alive at the same time for 3 years, from AD 810 to AD 814.

Muhammad al-Bukhari was 3 when Charlemagne died.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Muhammad al-Bukhari

Muhammad al-Bukhari

Muhaddith

Born 20 July AD 810 · died 31 August AD 870, aged 60

  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. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  8. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899

Charlemagne and Muhammad al-Bukhari 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 Muhammad al-Bukhari were born

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