Who Was Alive

Were Pope Martin I and Ali alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Martin I and Ali were alive at the same time for 56 years, from AD 599 to AD 655.

Pope Martin I was under a year old when Ali was born.

Ali was 56 when Pope Martin I died, aged 57.

Pope Martin I

Pope Martin I

Politician who served as Pope

Born 21 June AD 598 · died 19 September AD 655, aged 57

Ali

Ali

Caliph

Born 17 March AD 599 · died AD 661, aged 61 or 62

  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. Pope Martin I, AD 598 – AD 655
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Pope Martin I and Ali 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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Events both lived through

Where Pope Martin I and Ali were born

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