Who Was Alive

Were Maurice and Ali alive at the same time?

Yes. Maurice and Ali were alive at the same time for 3 years, from AD 599 to AD 602.

Maurice was 59 or 60 when Ali was born.

Ali was 3 when Maurice died, aged 62 or 63.

Maurice

Maurice

Roman emperor

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

Ali

Ali

Caliph

Born 17 March AD 599 · died AD 661, aged 61 or 62

  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 Ali 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 Ali were born

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