Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

Emperor of China

Born AD 681–685 · died AD 762–767
Also known as Emperor of China Ming Hwang, Emperor of China Yüan-tsung, Tangminghuang

Who was alive at the same time as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang?

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Born during Emperor Xuanzong of Tang’s lifetime: Li Bai, Charlemagne, Du Fu, Jabir ibn Hayyan, Abu Hanifa, Charles Martel, Pope Leo III and Pope Adrian I.

Not quite contemporaries: Al-Khwarizmi was born about 11 years after Emperor Xuanzong of Tang died, Brahmagupta died about 9 years before Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was born, Aisha died about 2 years before Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was born and Husayn ibn Ali died about 2 years before Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was born.

What happened in Emperor Xuanzong of Tang’s lifetime

Battle of Tours AD 732
An Lushan rebellion AD 755–AD 763

Where Emperor Xuanzong of Tang’s contemporaries were born

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (66 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang: Chang'an
Wu Zetian: Guangyuan
Pope John V: Antioch
Pope John VII: Rossano
Pope Sergius I: Palermo
Pope John VI: Ephesus
Pope Gregory II: Rome
Bede: Jarrow
John of Damascus: Damascus
Pope Zachary: Santa Severina
Charles Martel: Herstal
Ja'far al-Sadiq: Medina
Abu Hanifa: Kufa
Pope Adrian I: Rome
Pope Paul I: Rome
Li Bai: Suyab
Du Fu: Gongyi
Pope Stephen II: Rome
Pepin the Short: Liège
Pope Stephen III: Syracuse
Jabir ibn Hayyan: Tus
Charlemagne: Franciaf
Pope Leo III: Rome
Pope Conon: Sicily
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan: Medina
Malik ibn Anas: Medina
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz: Medina
Leo III the Isaurian: Kahramanmaraş
Irene of Athens: Athens
Rabia Basri: Basra
Alcuin: York
Justinian II: Constantinople
Tariq ibn Ziyad: Khenchela
Abd al-Rahman I: Damascus
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr: Medina
Constantine V: Constantinople
Nikephoros I: Pisidia
Ibn Abbas: Mecca
Ali al-Sajjad: Medina
Wang Wei: Yongji
Al-Mansur: Humayma
Carloman I: Soissons
Abu Muslim: Isfahan
Paul the Deacon: Cividale del Friuli
Leo IV the Khazar: Constantinople
Leontius: Isauria
Al-Walid I: Medina
Saint Boniface: Crediton
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik: Medina
Al-Saffah: Humayma
Musa al-Kazim: Al-Abwa
Krum: First Bulgarian Empire
Muhammad al-Baqir: Medina
Roderic: Córdoba
Al-Walid II: Syria
Ibn Ishaq: Medina
Al-Mahdi: Humayma
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab: Mecca
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik: Damascus
Theophanes the Confessor: Constantinople
Hasan al-Basri: Medina
Pepin of Herstal: Herstal
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf: Ta'if
Yazid II: Damascus
Yazid III: Damascus
Desiderius: Brescia

Compare Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

The 91 best-known contemporaries

91 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 724.

Li Bai AD 701 – AD 762
Charlemagne c. AD 744 – AD 814
Du Fu AD 712 – AD 770
Jabir ibn Hayyan AD 721 – AD 815
Abu Hanifa AD 699 – c. AD 768
Bede c. AD 672 – AD 735
Pope Gregory II AD 669 – AD 731
Charles Martel AD 688 – AD 741
Pope Leo III AD 750 – c. AD 816
Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
Pepin the Short c. AD 716 – AD 768
Pope Paul I AD 700 – AD 767
John of Damascus c. AD 675 – AD 749
Pope John VII AD 650 – AD 707
Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
Pope Stephen III c. AD 720 – AD 772
Pope John VI AD 655 – AD 705
Pope Zachary AD 679 – AD 752
Pope Stephen II c. AD 714 – AD 757
Pope John V AD 635 – AD 686
Ja'far al-Sadiq c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
Pope Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
Malik ibn Anas c. AD 711 – AD 795
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz AD 681 – c. AD 720
Leo III the Isaurian AD 675 – AD 741
Irene of Athens c. AD 752 – AD 803
Rabia Basri 710s – AD 801
Alcuin c. AD 740 – AD 804
Justinian II AD 669 – AD 711
Tariq ibn Ziyad AD 670 – AD 720
Abd al-Rahman I AD 731 – AD 788
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
Roland AD 737 – AD 778
Padmasambhava AD 717 – AD 762
Constantine V AD 718 – AD 775
Nikephoros I c. AD 750 – AD 811
Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
Ali al-Sajjad AD 659 – AD 713
Pelagius of Asturias c. AD 685 – AD 737
Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
Wang Wei AD 699 – c. AD 760
Al-Mansur AD 713 – AD 775
Carloman I AD 751 – AD 771
Abu Muslim c. AD 719 – AD 755
Paul the Deacon c. AD 720 – c. AD 799
Leo IV the Khazar AD 750 – AD 780
Leontius AD 660 – AD 706
Al-Walid I AD 668 – AD 715
Saint Boniface c. AD 675 – AD 754
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik AD 675 – AD 717
Al-Saffah AD 722 – AD 754
Musa al-Kazim AD 745 – c. AD 799
Krum AD 755 – AD 814
Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677 – AD 733
Roderic AD 688 – AD 711
Marwan II AD 688 – AD 750
Dagobert III c. AD 698 – AD 715
Al-Walid II 700s – AD 744
Ibn Ishaq AD 704 – AD 768
Al-Mahdi AD 744 – AD 785
Childebert III AD 678 – AD 711
Theuderic IV c. AD 713 – AD 737
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
Theuderic III 650s – AD 691
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik AD 691 – AD 743
Theophanes the Confessor AD 759 – AD 817
Chilperic II c. AD 673 – AD 721
Clovis IV c. AD 677 – AD 695
Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf AD 661 – AD 714
Yazid II AD 687 – AD 724
Yazid III AD 701 – AD 744
Desiderius c. AD 710 – c. AD 786
Empress Genmei AD 661 – AD 721
Kahina AD 668 – AD 703
Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim AD 695 – AD 715
Emperor Tenmu AD 631 – AD 686
Liutprand, King of the Lombards c. 680s – AD 744
Chlothar IV c. AD 685 – AD 719
Shantideva c. AD 685 – c. AD 763
Emperor Kanmu AD 737 – AD 806
Hisham I of Córdoba AD 757 – AD 796
Carloman c. AD 710 – AD 754
Alfonso II of Asturias AD 759 – AD 842