Muhammad al-Bukhari
Muhaddith
Born 20 July AD 810 · died 31 August AD 870, aged 60
Also known as Muḥammad ibn Ismaeel al-Bukhārī, Muhammad ibn Ismail al- Bukhari, Muḥammad al-Bukhārī
Who was alive at the same time as Muhammad al-Bukhari?
- Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
- Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
- Pope Leo III, AD 750 – c. AD 816
- Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
- Al-Shafi'i, AD 767 – AD 820
- Pope Paschal I, c. AD 775 – AD 824
- Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
- Pope Eugene II, c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal, AD 780 – AD 855
- Adi Shankara, c. AD 788 – c. AD 821
- Pope Leo IV, c. AD 790 – AD 855
- Pope Adrian II, AD 792 – AD 872
- Pope Gregory IV, c. AD 795 – AD 844
- Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
- Pope Benedict III, c. AD 810 – AD 858
- Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
- Pope Formosus, c. AD 816 – AD 896
- Pope John VIII, c. AD 820 – AD 882
- Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
- Pope Marinus I, AD 830 – AD 884
- Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
- Pope Sergius III, c. AD 860 – AD 911
- Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
When Muhammad al-Bukhari was born, Jabir ibn Hayyan was 88 or 89, Pope Leo III was 59 or 60, Louis the Pious was 31 or 32, Al-Shafi'i was 42 and Ahmad ibn Hanbal was 29.
When Muhammad al-Bukhari died, Alfred the Great was 20 or 21, Abu Bakr al-Razi was 3 or 4, Charles the Bald was 47, Pope Adrian II was 77 or 78 and Pope Marinus I was 39 or 40.
Born during Muhammad al-Bukhari’s lifetime: Alfred the Great, Abu Bakr al-Razi, Charles the Bald, Pope John VIII, Pope Formosus, Pope Sergius III, Pope Marinus I and Pope John X.
Not quite contemporaries: Harun al-Rashid died about a year before Muhammad al-Bukhari was born, Pope Adrian I died about 15 years before Muhammad al-Bukhari was born, Henry the Fowler was born about 4 years after Muhammad al-Bukhari died and Charles the Simple was born about 9 years after Muhammad al-Bukhari died.
Where Muhammad al-Bukhari’s contemporaries were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Muhammad al-Bukhari: Bukhara
- Jabir ibn Hayyan: Tus
- Charlemagne: Franciaf
- Pope Leo III: Rome
- Abu Nuwas: Ahvaz
- Al-Shafi'i: Gaza City
- Pope Paschal I: Rome
- Pope Eugene II: Rome
- Louis the Pious: Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Baghdad
- Adi Shankara: Kalady
- Pope Leo IV: Rome
- Pope Adrian II: Rome
- Pope Gregory IV: Rome
- Al-Kindi: Basra
- Pope Benedict III: Rome
- Pope Formosus: Rome
- Pope John VIII: Rome
- Charles the Bald: Frankfurt
- Pope Marinus I: Gallese
- Alfred the Great: Wantage
- Pope Sergius III: Rome
- Abu Bakr al-Razi: Ray
- Pope John X: Tossignano
- Pope Nicholas I: Rome
- Pope John IX: Tivoli
- Pope Stephen IV: Rome
- Pope Sergius II: Rome
- Pope Valentine: Rome
- Pope Theodore II: Rome
- Charles the Fat: Neudingen
- Rudaki: Panjrūd
- Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj: Nishapur
- Al-Tabari: Amol
- Lothair I: Altdorf
- Al-Hallaj: Wasit
- John Scotus Eriugena: Ireland
- Leo VI the Wise: Constantinople
- Al-Ma'mun: Baghdad
- Robert I of France: Angers
- Nikephoros I: Pisidia
- Bai Juyi: Xinzheng
- Al-Jahiz: Basra
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex: Kingdom of Wessex
- Han Yu: Meng Prefecture
- Ali al-Rida: Medina
- Michael I Rangabe: Constantinople
- Leo V the Armenian: Ostikanate of Arminiya
- Michael II: Amorium
- Abd ar-Rahman II: Toledo
- Krum: First Bulgarian Empire
- Kūkai: Zentsū-ji Temple
- Al-Mu'tasim: Khuld Palace
- Theophanes the Confessor: Constantinople
- Rabanus Maurus: Mainz
- Babak Khorramdin: Ardabil
- Al-Amin: Al-Rusafa
- Alfonso II of Asturias: Oviedo
Compare Muhammad al-Bukhari
The 63 best-known contemporaries
63 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Muhammad al-Bukhari. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 840.
- Charlemagne c. AD 744 – AD 814
- Al-Khwarizmi c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
- Abu Nuwas c. AD 759 – AD 814
- Alfred the Great AD 849 – c. AD 899
- Jabir ibn Hayyan AD 721 – AD 815
- Adi Shankara c. AD 788 – c. AD 821
- Abu Bakr al-Razi AD 866 – AD 925
- Pope Leo III AD 750 – c. AD 816
- Louis the Pious AD 778 – AD 840
- Al-Kindi c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
- Charles the Bald AD 823 – AD 877
- Pope Gregory IV c. AD 795 – AD 844
- Pope John VIII c. AD 820 – AD 882
- Al-Shafi'i AD 767 – AD 820
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal AD 780 – AD 855
- Pope Adrian II AD 792 – AD 872
- Pope Leo IV c. AD 790 – AD 855
- Pope Formosus c. AD 816 – AD 896
- Pope Paschal I c. AD 775 – AD 824
- Pope Sergius III c. AD 860 – AD 911
- Pope Eugene II c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Pope Benedict III c. AD 810 – AD 858
- Pope Marinus I AD 830 – AD 884
- Pope John X c. AD 860 – c. AD 929
- Pope Nicholas I c. AD 820 – AD 867
- Pope John IX c. AD 840 – AD 900
- Pope Stephen IV c. AD 770 – AD 817
- Pope Sergius II c. AD 790 – AD 847
- Pope Valentine c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Pope Theodore II AD 840 – AD 897
- Charles the Fat c. AD 836 – AD 888
- Rudaki AD 859 – AD 941
- Rurik AD 830 – AD 879
- Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj AD 821 – AD 875
- Al-Tabari c. AD 839 – AD 922
- Lothair I AD 795 – AD 855
- Al-Hallaj c. AD 858 – AD 922
- John Scotus Eriugena 800s – AD 877
- Louis the German c. AD 806 – AD 876
- Arnulf of Carinthia c. AD 850 – AD 899
- Leo VI the Wise AD 866 – AD 912
- Al-Ma'mun c. AD 786 – c. AD 833
- Robert I of France AD 860 – AD 923
- Nikephoros I c. AD 750 – AD 811
- Bai Juyi AD 772 – AD 846
- Al-Jahiz AD 775 – c. AD 869
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex AD 771 – AD 839
- Han Yu AD 768 – AD 824
- Ali al-Rida AD 770 – AD 818
- Michael I Rangabe c. AD 770 – AD 844
- Leo V the Armenian AD 775 – AD 820
- Michael II AD 770 – AD 829
- Staurakios AD 775 – AD 812
- Abd ar-Rahman II AD 792 – AD 852
- Krum AD 755 – AD 814
- Einhard c. AD 774 – AD 840
- Kūkai AD 774 – AD 835
- Al-Mu'tasim AD 796 – AD 842
- Theophanes the Confessor AD 759 – AD 817
- Rabanus Maurus c. AD 783 – AD 856
- Babak Khorramdin AD 798 – AD 838
- Al-Amin AD 787 – AD 813
- Alfonso II of Asturias AD 759 – AD 842