Who Was Alive

Were Li Bai and Charlemagne alive at the same time?

Yes. Li Bai and Charlemagne were alive at the same time, from AD 740–748 to AD 762.

Li Bai

Classical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty

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

Charlemagne

King of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814)

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

  1. Abū Ḥanīfa
  2. Li Bai
  3. Du Fu
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan
  5. Charlemagne
  6. Abu Nuwas
  7. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
Li Bai and Charlemagne in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.