Who Was Alive

Were Maurice and Umar alive at the same time?

Yes. Maurice and Umar were alive at the same time, from c. AD 586 to AD 602.

Maurice

Maurice

Roman emperor

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

Umar

Umar

Caliph

Born c. AD 586 · died 3 November AD 644

  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 Umar 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 Umar were born

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