Penda of Mercia

King of Wessex

Born c. AD 606 · died 15 November AD 655
Also known as Penda

Who was alive at the same time as Penda of Mercia?

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When Penda of Mercia died, Ali was 56, Aisha was 40 or 41, Husayn ibn Ali was 29, Mu'awiya I was 51 or 52 and Pope Benedict II was 19 or 20.

Born during Penda of Mercia’s lifetime: Aisha, Husayn ibn Ali, Pope Benedict II, Hasan ibn Ali, Pope Leo II, Pope John VII, Pope Sergius I and Pope John V.

Not quite contemporaries: Bede was born about 15 years after Penda of Mercia died, Pope Gregory II was born about 14 years after Penda of Mercia died, Pope Pelagius II died about 14 years before Penda of Mercia was born and Maurice died about 2 years before Penda of Mercia was born.

What happened in Penda of Mercia’s lifetime

The Hijrah AD 622
Battle of Badr AD 624

Where Penda of Mercia’s contemporaries were born

Penda of Mercia is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (71 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Isidore of Seville: Cartagena
Pope Adeodatus I: Rome
Muhammad: Mecca
Abu Bakr: Mecca
Heraclius: Cappadocia
Uthman: Mecca
Pope Honorius I: Campania
Umar: Mecca
Khalid ibn al-Walid: Mecca
Brahmagupta: Bhinmal
Pope John IV: Dalmatia
Pope Martin I: Pian di San Martino
Ali: Mecca
Xuanzang: Yanshi District
Mu'awiya I: Mecca
Fatima: Mecca
Pope Leo II: Sicily
Aisha: Mecca
Hasan ibn Ali: Medina
Husayn ibn Ali: Medina
Pope Benedict II: Rome
Pope John VII: Rossano
Pope Sergius I: Palermo
Pope Agatho: Palermo
Pope Vitalian: Segni
Pope John V: Antioch
Pope Boniface IV: Marsica
Wu Zetian: Guangyuan
Pope Conon: Sicily
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan: Medina
Yazid I: Damascus
Bilal ibn Rabah: Kingdom of Aksum
Khosrow II: Ctesiphon
Constans II: Constantinople
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr: Medina
Phocas: Thrace
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Maximus the Confessor: Palestine
Hafsa bint Umar: Mecca
Ibn Abbas: Mecca
Constantine IV: Constantinople
Amr ibn al-As: Mecca
Emperor Taizong of Tang: Wugong County
Marwan I: Mecca
Salman the Persian: Kazerun
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam: Mecca
Emperor Gaozu of Tang: Chang'an
Abu Sufyan: Mecca
Yazdegerd III: Istakhr
Harsha: Thanesar
Abu Hurayra: Tihamah
Heraclonas: Lazica
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah: Mecca
Zaynab bint Jahsh: Mecca
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas: Mecca
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Bhartṛhari: Ujjain
Umm Salama: Mecca
Zaynab bint Ali: Medina
Sawdah bint Zam'ah: Mecca
Zaynab bint Khuzayma: Mecca
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab: Mecca
John Climacus: Syria
Umm Habiba: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud: Mecca
Columbanus: Leinster
Abu Lahab: Mecca
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf: Mecca
Theophylact Simocatta: Egypt

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The 108 best-known contemporaries

108 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Penda of Mercia. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 632.

Muhammad AD 571 – AD 632
Umar c. AD 586 – AD 644
Ali AD 599 – AD 661
Abu Bakr c. AD 573 – AD 634
Brahmagupta c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
Uthman c. AD 575 – AD 656
Aisha AD 614 – c. AD 678
Husayn ibn Ali AD 626 – AD 680
Fatima c. AD 610 – AD 632
Mu'awiya I AD 603 – AD 680
Heraclius c. AD 575 – AD 641
Isidore of Seville c. AD 560 – AD 636
Pope Honorius I c. AD 585 – AD 638
Pope Benedict II AD 635 – AD 685
Hasan ibn Ali AD 625 – AD 669
Pope Martin I AD 598 – AD 655
Pope Leo II AD 611 – AD 683
Khalid ibn al-Walid AD 586 – AD 642
Pope John IV c. AD 600 – AD 642
Xuanzang AD 602 – AD 664
Pope John VII AD 650 – AD 707
Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
Pope Adeodatus I AD 570 – AD 618
Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
Pope Vitalian c. AD 600 – AD 672
Pope John V AD 635 – AD 686
Pope Boniface IV c. AD 550 – AD 615
Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
Pope Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
Yazid I AD 646 – AD 683
Bilal ibn Rabah AD 581 – c. AD 642
Khosrow II AD 570 – AD 628
Constans II AD 630 – AD 668
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 568 – AD 653
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
Phocas AD 547 – AD 610
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 541 – AD 619
Maximus the Confessor AD 579 – AD 662
Hafsa bint Umar AD 604 – AD 665
Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
Constantine IV AD 652 – AD 685
Amr ibn al-As AD 570 – AD 664
Emperor Taizong of Tang AD 598 – AD 649
Heraclius Constantine AD 612 – AD 641
Marwan I AD 623 – AD 685
Salman the Persian AD 568 – AD 657
Chlothar II AD 584 – AD 629
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam AD 594 – AD 656
Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
Emperor Gaozu of Tang AD 566 – AD 635
Abu Sufyan c. AD 570 – c. AD 646
Yazdegerd III AD 624 – AD 652
Harsha AD 590 – AD 647
Abu Hurayra AD 602 – AD 679
Dagobert I c. AD 611 – AD 639
Heraclonas AD 618 – AD 641
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah AD 583 – AD 639
Zaynab bint Jahsh AD 592 – AD 642
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas AD 595 – c. AD 675
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib AD 568 – AD 625
Bhartṛhari AD 570 – c. AD 651
Umm Salama AD 596 – AD 681
Zaynab bint Ali c. AD 627 – c. AD 684
Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
Zaynab bint Khuzayma AD 595 – AD 625
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah AD 595 – AD 656
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
Clovis II c. AD 636 – AD 657
Chlothar III c. AD 650 – AD 673
Æthelberht of Kent AD 552 – AD 612
John Climacus c. AD 579 – c. AD 649
Umm Habiba c. AD 594 – AD 665
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud AD 594 – AD 653
Columbanus c. AD 543 – AD 615
Abu Lahab AD 549 – c. AD 625
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf c. AD 577 – c. AD 654
Theophylact Simocatta AD 580 – AD 630
Maymunah bint al-Harith c. AD 592 – AD 672
Boran AD 590 – AD 632
Safiyya bint Huyayy c. AD 610 – AD 670
Juwayriya bint al-Harith AD 608 – AD 676
Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
Empress Suiko AD 554 – AD 628
Prince Shōtoku AD 574 – AD 622
Ruqayya bint Muhammad c. AD 600 – AD 624
Emperor Tenji AD 626 – AD 672
Dagobert II AD 652 – AD 679
Theudebert II AD 585 – AD 612
Theuderic II AD 587 – AD 613
Empress Kōgyoku AD 594 – AD 661
Sigebert III AD 630 – AD 656
Venantius Fortunatus c. AD 534 – AD 609
Theodelinda c. AD 570 – c. AD 628
Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi AD 581 – AD 629
Pepin of Landen c. AD 585 – AD 640
Rayhana bint Zayd c. 590s – AD 631
Sigebert II AD 602 – AD 613
Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
Ammar ibn Yasir AD 570 – AD 657
Zainab bint Muhammad c. AD 599 – c. AD 629
Emperor Tenmu AD 631 – AD 686
Kubrat c. AD 595 – AD 665
Ardashir III AD 621 – AD 630