Who Was Alive

Were Sviatoslav I and Ferdowsi alive at the same time?

Yes. Sviatoslav I and Ferdowsi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 942 to AD 972.

Ferdowsi was 31 or 32 when Sviatoslav I died.

Sviatoslav I

Sviatoslav I

Diplomat

Born c. AD 942 · died AD 972

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

  1. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  2. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  3. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  4. Sviatoslav I, c. AD 942 – AD 972
  5. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  6. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  7. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  8. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  9. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Sviatoslav I and Ferdowsi 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 Sviatoslav I and Ferdowsi were born

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