Who Was Alive

Were Ja'far al-Sadiq and Charlemagne alive at the same time?

Yes. Ja'far al-Sadiq and Charlemagne were alive at the same time, from AD 740–748 to AD 764–765.

Ja'far al-Sadiq

Ja'far al-Sadiq

Imam

Born AD 698–702 · died AD 764–765

Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

  1. Ja'far al-Sadiq, c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  2. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  3. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  5. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  6. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  7. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Ja'far al-Sadiq and Charlemagne 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 Ja'far al-Sadiq and Charlemagne were born

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