Who Was Alive

Were Charles Martel and Abu Hanifa alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles Martel and Abu Hanifa were alive at the same time for 42 years, from AD 699 to AD 741.

Charles Martel was 11 when Abu Hanifa was born.

Abu Hanifa was 42 when Charles Martel died, aged 53.

Charles Martel

Charles Martel

Military leader

Born 23 August AD 688 · died 22 October AD 741, aged 53

Abu Hanifa

Abu Hanifa

Theologian and jurist

Born 5 September AD 699 · died AD 766–767, aged 67 or 68

  1. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  2. Charles Martel, AD 688 – AD 741
  3. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  4. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  5. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  6. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  7. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  8. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814

Charles Martel and Abu Hanifa 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 Charles Martel and Abu Hanifa were born

Charles Martel and Abu Hanifa are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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