Who Was Alive

Were Charles Martel and Li Bai alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles Martel and Li Bai were alive at the same time for 40 years, from AD 701 to AD 741.

Charles Martel was 12 when Li Bai was born.

Li Bai was 40 when Charles Martel died, aged 53.

Charles Martel

Charles Martel

Military leader

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

Li Bai

Li Bai

Poet

Born 19 May AD 701 · died 30 November AD 762, aged 61

  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

Charles Martel and Li Bai 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 Li Bai were born

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