Who Was Alive

Were Charles the Fat and Abu Bakr al-Razi alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles the Fat and Abu Bakr al-Razi were alive at the same time for 21 or 22 years, from AD 866 to AD 888.

Abu Bakr al-Razi was 21 or 22 when Charles the Fat died.

Charles the Fat

Charles the Fat

King of East Francia

Born AD 832–839 · died 13 January AD 888

Abu Bakr al-Razi

Abu Bakr al-Razi

Physician and chemist

Born AD 866 · died AD 925

  1. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  2. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
  3. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  4. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  5. Charles the Fat, c. AD 836 – AD 888
  6. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  7. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  8. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  9. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973

Charles the Fat and Abu Bakr al-Razi 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 the Fat and Abu Bakr al-Razi were born

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