Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Isidore of Seville and Umar were alive at the same time, from c. AD 586 to AD 636.

Isidore of Seville

Isidore of Seville

Scholar and bishop

Born c. AD 560 · died 4 April AD 636

Umar

Umar

Caliph

Born c. AD 586 · died 3 November AD 644

  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 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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Where Isidore of Seville and Umar were born

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