Who Was Alive

Were Isidore of Seville and Ali alive at the same time?

Yes. Isidore of Seville and Ali were alive at the same time for 37 years, from AD 599 to AD 636.

Ali was 37 when Isidore of Seville died.

Isidore of Seville

Isidore of Seville

Scholar and bishop

Born c. AD 560 · died 4 April AD 636

Ali

Ali

Caliph

Born 17 March AD 599 · died AD 661, aged 61 or 62

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Isidore of Seville, c. AD 560 – AD 636
  3. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  4. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  5. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  6. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Isidore of Seville and Ali 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 Isidore of Seville and Ali were born

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