Who Was Alive

Were Charles Martel and Jabir ibn Hayyan alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles Martel and Jabir ibn Hayyan were alive at the same time for 19 or 20 years, from AD 721 to AD 741.

Charles Martel was 32 or 33 when Jabir ibn Hayyan was born.

Jabir ibn Hayyan was 19 or 20 when Charles Martel died, aged 53.

Charles Martel

Charles Martel

Military leader

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

Jabir ibn Hayyan

Jabir ibn Hayyan

Alchemist

Born AD 721 · died AD 815, aged 93 or 94

  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
  9. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Charles Martel and Jabir ibn Hayyan 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 Jabir ibn Hayyan were born

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