Who Was Alive

Were Maurice and Muhammad alive at the same time?

Yes. Maurice and Muhammad were alive at the same time for 31 years, from AD 571 to AD 602.

Maurice was 31 or 32 when Muhammad was born.

Muhammad was 31 when Maurice died, aged 62 or 63.

Maurice

Maurice

Roman emperor

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

Muhammad

Muhammad

Prophet

Born 20 April AD 571 · died 8 June AD 632, aged 61

  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 Muhammad 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 Muhammad were born

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