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Justinian II
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Justinian II

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 669 · died 11 December AD 711, aged 41 or 42
Also known as Emperor of the East Justinien II, Rhinotmetus, Emperor of the East Justinian II

Who was alive at the same time as Justinian II?

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When Justinian II was born, Husayn ibn Ali was 42 or 43, Mu'awiya I was 65 or 66, Wu Zetian was 44 or 45, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr was 44 or 45 and Marwan I was 45 or 46.

When Justinian II died, Li Bai was 10, Abu Hanifa was 12, Pope Gregory II was 41 or 42, Charles Martel was 23 and Pope Adrian I was 10 or 11.

Born during Justinian II’s lifetime: Li Bai, Abu Hanifa, Bede, Charles Martel, Pope Adrian I, Pope Paul I, John of Damascus and Pope Zachary.

Not quite contemporaries: Ali died about 8 years before Justinian II was born, Du Fu was born about a year after Justinian II died, Uthman died about 13 years before Justinian II was born and Jabir ibn Hayyan was born about 10 years after Justinian II died.

Where Justinian II’s contemporaries were born

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The 82 best-known contemporaries

82 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Justinian II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 690.

  1. Li Bai AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Aisha AD 614 – c. AD 678
  3. Husayn ibn Ali AD 626 – AD 680
  4. Abu Hanifa AD 699 – c. AD 768
  5. Mu'awiya I AD 603 – AD 680
  6. Bede c. AD 672 – AD 735
  7. Pope Gregory II AD 669 – AD 731
  8. Charles Martel AD 688 – AD 741
  9. Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
  10. Pope Benedict II AD 635 – AD 685
  11. Pope Paul I AD 700 – AD 767
  12. John of Damascus c. AD 675 – AD 749
  13. Pope Leo II AD 611 – AD 683
  14. Pope John VII AD 650 – AD 707
  15. Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
  16. Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
  17. Pope John VI AD 655 – AD 705
  18. Pope Zachary AD 679 – AD 752
  19. Pope Vitalian c. AD 600 – AD 672
  20. Pope John V AD 635 – AD 686
  21. Ja'far al-Sadiq c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  22. Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
  23. Pope Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
  24. Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
  25. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
  26. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz AD 681 – c. AD 720
  27. Leo III the Isaurian AD 675 – AD 741
  28. Yazid I AD 646 – AD 683
  29. Tariq ibn Ziyad AD 670 – AD 720
  30. Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
  31. Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
  32. Constantine IV AD 652 – AD 685
  33. Marwan I AD 623 – AD 685
  34. Ali al-Sajjad AD 659 – AD 713
  35. Pelagius of Asturias c. AD 685 – AD 737
  36. Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
  37. Wang Wei AD 699 – c. AD 760
  38. Mu'awiya II AD 661 – AD 684
  39. Abu Hurayra AD 602 – AD 679
  40. Leontius AD 660 – AD 706
  41. Al-Walid I AD 668 – AD 715
  42. Saint Boniface c. AD 675 – AD 754
  43. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik AD 675 – AD 717
  44. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas AD 595 – c. AD 675
  45. Umm Salama AD 596 – AD 681
  46. Zaynab bint Ali c. AD 627 – c. AD 684
  47. Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
  48. Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677 – AD 733
  49. Roderic AD 688 – AD 711
  50. Marwan II AD 688 – AD 750
  51. Dagobert III c. AD 698 – AD 715
  52. Al-Walid II 700s – AD 744
  53. Ibn Ishaq AD 704 – AD 768
  54. Childebert III AD 678 – AD 711
  55. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang c. AD 684 – c. AD 765
  56. Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
  57. Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
  58. Chlothar III c. AD 650 – AD 673
  59. Theuderic III 650s – AD 691
  60. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik AD 691 – AD 743
  61. Childeric II AD 655 – AD 675
  62. Chilperic II c. AD 673 – AD 721
  63. Clovis IV c. AD 677 – AD 695
  64. Maymunah bint al-Harith c. AD 592 – AD 672
  65. Safiyya bint Huyayy c. AD 610 – AD 670
  66. Juwayriya bint al-Harith AD 608 – AD 676
  67. Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
  68. Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
  69. Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
  70. Emperor Tenji AD 626 – AD 672
  71. Dagobert II AD 652 – AD 679
  72. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf AD 661 – AD 714
  73. Yazid II AD 687 – AD 724
  74. Yazid III AD 701 – AD 744
  75. Empress Genmei AD 661 – AD 721
  76. Kahina AD 668 – AD 703
  77. Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
  78. Muhammad ibn al-Qasim AD 695 – AD 715
  79. Emperor Tenmu AD 631 – AD 686
  80. Liutprand, King of the Lombards c. 680s – AD 744
  81. Chlothar IV c. AD 685 – AD 719
  82. Shantideva c. AD 685 – c. AD 763