Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Ja'far al-Sadiq and Li Bai were alive at the same time for 60 or 61 years, from AD 698–702 to AD 762.

Li Bai was under a year old when Ja'far al-Sadiq was born.

Ja'far al-Sadiq

Ja'far al-Sadiq

Imam

Born AD 698–702 · died AD 764–765

Li Bai

Li Bai

Poet

Born 19 May AD 701 · died 30 November AD 762, aged 61

  1. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  2. Ja'far al-Sadiq, c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  3. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  4. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  5. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  6. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  7. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  8. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814

Ja'far al-Sadiq and Li Bai 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 Li Bai were born

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