Who Was Alive

Were Du Fu and Charlemagne alive at the same time?

Yes. Du Fu and Charlemagne were alive at the same time, from AD 740–748 to AD 770.

Du Fu

Tang dynasty Chinese poet

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

Charlemagne

King of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814)

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

  1. Li Bai
  2. Du Fu
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan
  4. Charlemagne
  5. Abu Nuwas
  6. Harun al-Rashid
  7. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
Du Fu and Charlemagne in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.