Who Was Alive

Were Heraclius and Umar alive at the same time?

Yes. Heraclius and Umar were alive at the same time, from c. AD 586 to AD 641.

Heraclius

Heraclius

Byzantine emperor

Born c. AD 575 · died 11 February AD 641

Umar

Umar

Caliph

Born c. AD 586 · died 3 November AD 644

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  3. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Heraclius, c. AD 575 – AD 641
  5. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  6. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Heraclius and Umar 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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Events both lived through

Where Heraclius and Umar were born

Heraclius and Umar are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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