Emperor Buretsu

Emperor of Japan

Born AD 489 · died 9 January AD 507, aged 17 or 18
Also known as Buretsu

Who was alive at the same time as Emperor Buretsu?

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When Emperor Buretsu was born, Justinian I was 6 or 7, Aryabhata was 12 or 13, Benedict of Nursia was 8 or 9, Theodoric the Great was 34 or 35 and Pope Gelasius I was 78 or 79.

When Emperor Buretsu died, Justinian I was 24, Aryabhata was 30 or 31, Benedict of Nursia was 26, Theodoric the Great was 52 and Pope Hormisdas was 56 or 57.

Born during Emperor Buretsu’s lifetime: Pope Agapetus I, Chlothar I, Khosrow I, Theodora, Chlodomer, Childebert I, Amalasuintha and Abd al-Muttalib.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Pelagius II was born about 11 years after Emperor Buretsu died, Pope Simplicius died about 6 years before Emperor Buretsu was born, Julius Nepos died about 9 years before Emperor Buretsu was born and Gaiseric died about 12 years before Emperor Buretsu was born.

Where Emperor Buretsu’s contemporaries were born

Emperor Buretsu is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (35 of 45 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Pope Agapetus I: Rome
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Genevieve: Nanterre
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Clotilde: Lyon
Gelimer: Africa
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Imru' al-Qais: Najd
Gildas: Cheshire
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang

Compare Emperor Buretsu

The 44 best-known contemporaries

44 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Emperor Buretsu. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 499.

Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501