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Charles Martel
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Charles Martel

Military leader

Born 23 August AD 688 · died 22 October AD 741, aged 53
Also known as Charles the Hammer, Karl Martell, Carolus Martellus

Who was alive at the same time as Charles Martel?

  1. Wu Zetian, AD 624 – AD 705
  2. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, c. AD 646 – AD 705
  3. Pope Sisinnius, c. AD 650 – AD 708
  4. Pope John VII, AD 650 – AD 707
  5. Pope Sergius I, AD 650 – AD 701
  6. Pope John VI, AD 655 – AD 705
  7. Pope Gregory II, AD 669 – AD 731
  8. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  9. John of Damascus, c. AD 675 – AD 749
  10. Leo III the Isaurian, AD 675 – AD 741
  11. Pope Zachary, AD 679 – AD 752
  12. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, AD 681 – c. AD 720
  13. Charles Martel, AD 688 – AD 741
  14. Ja'far al-Sadiq, c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  15. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  16. Pope Adrian I, AD 700 – AD 795
  17. Pope Paul I, AD 700 – AD 767
  18. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  19. Malik ibn Anas, c. AD 711 – AD 795
  20. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  21. Pope Stephen II, c. AD 714 – AD 757
  22. Pepin the Short, c. AD 716 – AD 768
  23. Pope Stephen III, c. AD 720 – AD 772
  24. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815

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When Charles Martel was born, Pope Gregory II was 18 or 19, Pope John VII was 37 or 38, Pope Sergius I was 37 or 38, Pope John VI was 32 or 33 and Pope Zachary was 8 or 9.

When Charles Martel died, Li Bai was 40, Du Fu was 28 or 29, Jabir ibn Hayyan was 19 or 20, Abu Hanifa was 42 and Pope Adrian I was 40 or 41.

Born during Charles Martel’s lifetime: Li Bai, Du Fu, Jabir ibn Hayyan, Abu Hanifa, Pope Adrian I, Pepin the Short, Pope Paul I and Pope Stephen III.

Not quite contemporaries: Abu Nuwas was born about 13 years after Charles Martel died, Aisha died about 8 years before Charles Martel was born, Husayn ibn Ali died about 8 years before Charles Martel was born and Mu'awiya I died about 8 years before Charles Martel was born.

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Where Charles Martel’s contemporaries were born

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The 74 best-known contemporaries

74 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Charles Martel. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 715.

  1. Li Bai AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan AD 721 – AD 815
  4. Abu Hanifa AD 699 – c. AD 768
  5. Bede c. AD 672 – AD 735
  6. Pope Gregory II AD 669 – AD 731
  7. Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
  8. Pepin the Short c. AD 716 – AD 768
  9. Pope Paul I AD 700 – AD 767
  10. John of Damascus c. AD 675 – AD 749
  11. Pope John VII AD 650 – AD 707
  12. Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
  13. Pope Stephen III c. AD 720 – AD 772
  14. Pope John VI AD 655 – AD 705
  15. Pope Zachary AD 679 – AD 752
  16. Pope Stephen II c. AD 714 – AD 757
  17. Ja'far al-Sadiq c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  18. Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
  19. Pope Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
  20. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
  21. Malik ibn Anas c. AD 711 – AD 795
  22. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz AD 681 – c. AD 720
  23. Leo III the Isaurian AD 675 – AD 741
  24. Rabia Basri 710s – AD 801
  25. Justinian II AD 669 – AD 711
  26. Tariq ibn Ziyad AD 670 – AD 720
  27. Abd al-Rahman I AD 731 – AD 788
  28. Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
  29. Roland AD 737 – AD 778
  30. Padmasambhava AD 717 – AD 762
  31. Constantine V AD 718 – AD 775
  32. Ali al-Sajjad AD 659 – AD 713
  33. Pelagius of Asturias c. AD 685 – AD 737
  34. Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
  35. Wang Wei AD 699 – c. AD 760
  36. Al-Mansur AD 713 – AD 775
  37. Abu Muslim c. AD 719 – AD 755
  38. Paul the Deacon c. AD 720 – c. AD 799
  39. Leontius AD 660 – AD 706
  40. Al-Walid I AD 668 – AD 715
  41. Saint Boniface c. AD 675 – AD 754
  42. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik AD 675 – AD 717
  43. Al-Saffah AD 722 – AD 754
  44. Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
  45. Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677 – AD 733
  46. Roderic AD 688 – AD 711
  47. Marwan II AD 688 – AD 750
  48. Dagobert III c. AD 698 – AD 715
  49. Al-Walid II 700s – AD 744
  50. Ibn Ishaq AD 704 – AD 768
  51. Childebert III AD 678 – AD 711
  52. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang c. AD 684 – c. AD 765
  53. Theuderic IV c. AD 713 – AD 737
  54. Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
  55. Theuderic III 650s – AD 691
  56. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik AD 691 – AD 743
  57. Chilperic II c. AD 673 – AD 721
  58. Clovis IV c. AD 677 – AD 695
  59. Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
  60. Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
  61. Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
  62. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf AD 661 – AD 714
  63. Yazid II AD 687 – AD 724
  64. Yazid III AD 701 – AD 744
  65. Desiderius c. AD 710 – c. AD 786
  66. Empress Genmei AD 661 – AD 721
  67. Kahina AD 668 – AD 703
  68. Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
  69. Muhammad ibn al-Qasim AD 695 – AD 715
  70. Liutprand, King of the Lombards c. 680s – AD 744
  71. Chlothar IV c. AD 685 – AD 719
  72. Shantideva c. AD 685 – c. AD 763
  73. Emperor Kanmu AD 737 – AD 806
  74. Carloman c. AD 710 – AD 754