Who Was Alive

Were Du Fu and Pepin the Short alive at the same time?

Yes. Du Fu and Pepin the Short were alive at the same time, from AD 712–717 to AD 768.

Du Fu was 55 or 56 when Pepin the Short died.

Du Fu

Du Fu

Poet

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

Pepin the Short

Pepin the Short

King of Franks

Born AD 712–717 · died 24 September AD 768

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Pepin the Short, c. AD 716 – AD 768
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  5. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  6. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  7. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809

Du Fu and Pepin the Short 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 Pepin the Short were born

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