Who Was Alive

Were Pepin the Short and Abu Nuwas alive at the same time?

Yes. Pepin the Short and Abu Nuwas were alive at the same time, from AD 753–762 to AD 768.

Pepin the Short

Pepin the Short

King of Franks

Born AD 712–717 · died 24 September AD 768

Abu Nuwas

Abu Nuwas

Poet

Born AD 753–762 · died AD 814

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Pepin the Short, c. AD 716 – AD 768
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  5. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  6. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  7. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  8. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Pepin the Short and Abu Nuwas 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 Pepin the Short and Abu Nuwas were born

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