Who Was Alive

Were Leo III the Isaurian and Li Bai alive at the same time?

Yes. Leo III the Isaurian and Li Bai were alive at the same time for 40 years, from AD 701 to AD 741.

Leo III the Isaurian was 25 or 26 when Li Bai was born.

Li Bai was 40 when Leo III the Isaurian died, aged 65 or 66.

Leo III the Isaurian

Leo III the Isaurian

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 675 · died 18 June AD 741, aged 65 or 66

Li Bai

Li Bai

Poet

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

  1. Aisha, AD 614 – c. AD 678
  2. Husayn ibn Ali, AD 626 – AD 680
  3. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  4. Leo III the Isaurian, AD 675 – AD 741
  5. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  6. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  7. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  8. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  9. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814

Leo III the Isaurian 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 Leo III the Isaurian and Li Bai were born

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