Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Pope Sergius IV alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdowsi and Pope Sergius IV were alive at the same time, from c. AD 970 to 1012.

Ferdowsi was 72 when Pope Sergius IV died.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Pope Sergius IV

Pope Sergius IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 970 · died 12 May 1012

  1. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  2. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  4. Pope Sergius IV, c. AD 970 – 1012
  5. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  6. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  7. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Ferdowsi and Pope Sergius IV 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 Pope Sergius IV were born

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