Who Was Alive

Were Muhammad and Wu Zetian alive at the same time?

Yes. Muhammad and Wu Zetian were alive at the same time for 8 years, from AD 624 to AD 632.

Muhammad was 52 when Wu Zetian was born.

Wu Zetian was 8 when Muhammad died, aged 61.

Muhammad

Muhammad

Prophet

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

Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian

Emperor of China

Born 17 February AD 624 · died 16 December AD 705, aged 81

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  3. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  5. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  6. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  7. Wu Zetian, AD 624 – AD 705
  8. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762

Muhammad and Wu Zetian 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 Muhammad and Wu Zetian were born

Muhammad and Wu Zetian are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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