Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Bolesław I the Brave alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdowsi and Bolesław I the Brave were alive at the same time, from AD 967 to c. 1020.

Ferdowsi was 26 or 27 when Bolesław I the Brave was born.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Bolesław I the Brave

Bolesław I the Brave

King of Poland

Born AD 967 · died 17 June 1025, aged 57 or 58

  1. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  2. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  4. Bolesław I the Brave, AD 967 – 1025
  5. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  6. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  7. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Ferdowsi and Bolesław I the Brave 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 Ferdowsi and Bolesław I the Brave were born

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