Who Was Alive

Were Du Fu and Al-Shafi'i alive at the same time?

Yes. Du Fu and Al-Shafi'i were alive at the same time for 2 or 3 years, from AD 767 to AD 770.

Du Fu was 54 or 55 when Al-Shafi'i was born.

Al-Shafi'i was 2 or 3 when Du Fu died, aged 57 or 58.

Du Fu

Du Fu

Poet

Born AD 712 · died AD 770, aged 57 or 58

Al-Shafi'i

Al-Shafi'i

Theologian and scholar

Born 28 August AD 767 · died 20 January AD 820, aged 52

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  4. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  5. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  6. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  7. Al-Shafi'i, AD 767 – AD 820
  8. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Du Fu and Al-Shafi'i 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 Du Fu and Al-Shafi'i were born

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