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Shang Yang
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Shang Yang

Philosopher

Born 390 BC · died 338 BC, aged 51 or 52

Who was alive at the same time as Shang Yang?

  1. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  2. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  3. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  4. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  5. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  6. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  7. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  8. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  9. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  10. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  11. Shang Yang, 390–338 BC
  12. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  13. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  14. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  15. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  16. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  17. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  18. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  19. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  20. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  21. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  22. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  23. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  24. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC

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When Shang Yang was born, Antisthenes was 54 or 55 and Isocrates was 45 or 46.

When Shang Yang died, Aristotle was 45 or 46, Alexander the Great was 17 or 18, Epicurus was 3 or 4, Chanakya was 36 or 37 and Chandragupta Maurya was 1 or 2.

Born during Shang Yang’s lifetime: Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Epicurus, Chanakya, Demosthenes, Mencius, Theophrastus and Zhuang Zhou.

Not quite contemporaries: Socrates died about 8 years before Shang Yang was born, Sophocles died about 13 years before Shang Yang was born, Zeno of Citium was born about a year after Shang Yang died and Alcibiades died about 13 years before Shang Yang was born.

Where Shang Yang’s contemporaries were born

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The 50 best-known contemporaries

50 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Shang Yang. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 364 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 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. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  13. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  14. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  15. Darius III 380–330 BC
  16. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  17. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  18. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  19. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  20. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  21. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  22. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  23. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  24. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  25. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  26. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  27. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  28. Apelles 370–306 BC
  29. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  30. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  31. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  32. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  33. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  34. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  35. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  36. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  37. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  38. Antipater 397–319 BC
  39. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  40. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  41. Cassander 355–296 BC
  42. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  43. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  44. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  45. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  46. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  47. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  48. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  49. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  50. Nearchus 356–300 BC