Who Was Alive

Were Husayn ibn Ali and Bede alive at the same time?

Yes. Husayn ibn Ali and Bede were alive at the same time, from c. AD 672 to AD 680.

Husayn ibn Ali

Theologian

Born 9 January AD 626 · died 10 October AD 680, aged 54

Bede

Bede

Monk and writer

Born c. AD 672 · died 25 May AD 735

  1. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  2. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  3. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  4. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  5. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  6. Aisha, AD 614 – c. AD 678
  7. Husayn ibn Ali, AD 626 – AD 680
  8. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  9. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  10. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770

Husayn ibn Ali and Bede 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 Husayn ibn Ali and Bede were born

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