Who Was Alive

Were Muhammad and Xuanzang alive at the same time?

Yes. Muhammad and Xuanzang were alive at the same time for 30 years, from AD 602 to AD 632.

Muhammad was 30 when Xuanzang was born.

Xuanzang was 30 when Muhammad died, aged 61.

Muhammad

Muhammad

Prophet

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

Xuanzang

Xuanzang

Buddhist monk

Born 6 April AD 602 · died 7 March AD 664, aged 61

  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. Xuanzang, AD 602 – AD 664

Muhammad and Xuanzang 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 Xuanzang were born

Muhammad and Xuanzang are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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