Who Was Alive

Were Pope Gregory II and Du Fu alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Gregory II and Du Fu were alive at the same time for 18 or 19 years, from AD 712 to AD 731.

Du Fu was 18 or 19 when Pope Gregory II died, aged 61 or 62.

Pope Gregory II

Pope Gregory II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 669 · died 11 February AD 731, aged 61 or 62

Du Fu

Du Fu

Poet

Born AD 712 · died AD 770, aged 57 or 58

  1. Aisha, AD 614 – c. AD 678
  2. Husayn ibn Ali, AD 626 – AD 680
  3. Pope Gregory II, AD 669 – AD 731
  4. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  5. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  6. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  7. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  8. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  9. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809

Pope Gregory II and Du Fu 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 Pope Gregory II and Du Fu were born

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