Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Stephen I of Hungary alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdowsi and Stephen I of Hungary were alive at the same time, from c. AD 975 to c. 1020.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Stephen I of Hungary

Stephen I of Hungary

Hungarian monarch

Born c. AD 975 · died 15 August 1038

  1. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  2. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  4. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  5. Stephen I of Hungary, c. AD 975 – 1038
  6. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  7. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  8. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Ferdowsi and Stephen I of Hungary 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 Stephen I of Hungary were born

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