Who Was Alive

Were Pope Vitalian and Ali alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Vitalian and Ali were alive at the same time, from c. AD 600 to AD 661.

Pope Vitalian

Pope Vitalian

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 600 · died 30 January AD 672

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 Vitalian, c. AD 600 – AD 672
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Pope Vitalian 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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Where Pope Vitalian and Ali were born

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