Who Was Alive

Were Li Bai and Pepin the Short alive at the same time?

Yes. Li Bai and Pepin the Short were alive at the same time, from AD 712–717 to AD 762.

Li Bai

Li Bai

Poet

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

Pepin the Short

Pepin the Short

King of Franks

Born AD 712–717 · died 24 September AD 768

  1. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  2. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  3. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  4. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  5. Pepin the Short, c. AD 716 – AD 768
  6. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  7. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  8. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814

Li Bai and Pepin the Short 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 Li Bai and Pepin the Short were born

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