Imru' al-Qais

Poet

Born c. AD 501 · died c. AD 544
Also known as The Wounded Man, Amriolkais

Who was alive at the same time as Imru' al-Qais?

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Born during Imru' al-Qais’s lifetime: Pope Pelagius II, Pope Benedict I, Pope Sabinian, Maurice, Justin II, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Tiberius II Constantine and Gregory of Tours.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Gelasius I died about 3 years before Imru' al-Qais was born, Isidore of Seville was born about 11 years after Imru' al-Qais died, Odoacer died about 6 years before Imru' al-Qais was born and Pope Felix III died about 7 years before Imru' al-Qais was born.

Where Imru' al-Qais’s contemporaries were born

Imru' al-Qais is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (47 of 59 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Imru' al-Qais: Najd
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Pope Agapetus I: Rome
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Pope Pelagius I: Rome
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Pope Benedict I: Rome
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Maurice: Arabissus
Justin II: Constantinople
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
Columba: County Donegal
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Guntram: Soissons
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Emperor Wen of Sui: Chang'an
Clotilde: Lyon
Gelimer: Africa
Radegund: Erfurt
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Gildas: Cheshire
Venantius Fortunatus: Valdobbiadene
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Saint David: Pembrokeshire

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The 58 best-known contemporaries

58 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Imru' al-Qais. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 523.

Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
Pope Benedict I c. AD 526 – AD 579
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
Maurice AD 539 – AD 602
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Justin II c. AD 520 – AD 578
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 541 – AD 619
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
Gregory of Tours AD 538 – AD 594
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
Charibert I c. AD 520 – c. AD 568
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
Athalaric AD 516 – AD 534
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Sigebert I AD 535 – AD 575
Emperor Wen of Sui AD 541 – AD 604
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
Venantius Fortunatus c. AD 534 – AD 609
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Alboin c. AD 529 – AD 572