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Qu Yuan
Chen Hongshou, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Qu Yuan

Chinese poet and politician

Born 343 BC · died 278 BC, aged 64 or 65
Also known as Ch'ü Yüan

Who was alive at the same time as Qu Yuan?

  1. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  2. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  3. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  4. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  5. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  6. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  7. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  8. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  9. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  10. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  11. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  12. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  13. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  14. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  15. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  16. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  17. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  18. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  19. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  20. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  21. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  22. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  23. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  24. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC

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When Qu Yuan was born, Alexander the Great was 12 or 13, Demosthenes was 40 or 41, Artaxerxes III was 81 or 82, Apelles was 26 or 27 and Xenocrates was 52 or 53.

When Qu Yuan died, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 39 or 40, Ptolemy II Philadelphus was 29 or 30, Pharnavaz I was 47 or 48, Ptolemy III Euergetes was 5 or 6 and Bindusara was 41 or 42.

Born during Qu Yuan’s lifetime: Archimedes, Ashoka, Zeno of Citium, Chandragupta Maurya, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Aristarchus of Samos, Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Pharnavaz I.

Not quite contemporaries: Eratosthenes was born about a year after Qu Yuan died, Apollonius of Perga was born about 13 years after Qu Yuan died, Aristippus died about 12 years before Qu Yuan was born and Eudoxus of Cnidus died about 10 years before Qu Yuan was born.

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Where Qu Yuan’s contemporaries were born

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The 59 best-known contemporaries

59 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Qu Yuan. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 310 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  4. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  5. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  6. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  7. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  8. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  9. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  10. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  11. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  12. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  13. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  14. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  15. Darius III 380–330 BC
  16. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  17. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  18. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  19. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  20. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  21. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  22. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  23. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  24. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  25. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  26. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  27. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  28. Apelles 370–306 BC
  29. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  30. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  31. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  32. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  33. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  34. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  35. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  36. Li Si 280–208 BC
  37. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  38. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  39. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  40. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  41. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  42. Antipater 397–319 BC
  43. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  44. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  45. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  46. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  47. Cassander 355–296 BC
  48. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  49. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  50. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  51. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  52. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  53. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  54. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  55. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  56. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  57. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  58. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  59. Nearchus 356–300 BC