Who Was Alive

Were Constantine VII and Ferdowsi alive at the same time?

Yes. Constantine VII and Ferdowsi were alive at the same time for 19 years, from AD 940 to AD 959.

Constantine VII was 34 when Ferdowsi was born.

Ferdowsi was 19 when Constantine VII died, aged 54.

Constantine VII

Constantine VII

Byzantine emperor

Born 18 May AD 905 · died 9 November AD 959, aged 54

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

  1. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  2. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  3. Constantine VII, AD 905 – AD 959
  4. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  5. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  6. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  7. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  8. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  9. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  10. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Constantine VII and Ferdowsi 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 Constantine VII and Ferdowsi were born

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