Who Was Alive

Were Rudaki and Al-Farabi alive at the same time?

Yes. Rudaki and Al-Farabi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 870 to AD 941.

Rudaki

Rudaki

Poet

Born AD 859 · died AD 941

Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi

Philosopher

Born c. AD 870 · died AD 951

  1. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  2. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  3. Rudaki, AD 859 – AD 941
  4. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  5. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  6. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  7. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020

Rudaki and Al-Farabi 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 Rudaki and Al-Farabi were born

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