Who Was Alive

Were Maurice and Abu Bakr alive at the same time?

Yes. Maurice and Abu Bakr were alive at the same time, from c. AD 573 to AD 602.

Maurice

Maurice

Roman emperor

Born AD 539 · died 27 November AD 602, aged 62 or 63

Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr

Poet

Born c. AD 573 · died 23 August AD 634

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Maurice, AD 539 – AD 602
  3. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  4. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  5. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  6. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Maurice and Abu Bakr 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 Maurice and Abu Bakr were born

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