Who Was Alive

Were Hugh Capet and Ferdowsi alive at the same time?

Yes. Hugh Capet and Ferdowsi were alive at the same time for 55 or 56 years, from AD 940 to AD 996.

Ferdowsi was under a year old when Hugh Capet was born.

Ferdowsi was 56 when Hugh Capet died, aged 55 or 56.

Hugh Capet

Hugh Capet

King of Franks

Born AD 940 · died 24 October AD 996, aged 55 or 56

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

  1. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  2. Hugh Capet, AD 940 – AD 996
  3. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  4. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  5. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  6. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  7. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Hugh Capet and Ferdowsi 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 Hugh Capet and Ferdowsi were born

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