Who Was Alive

Were Umar and Wu Zetian alive at the same time?

Yes. Umar and Wu Zetian were alive at the same time for 20 years, from AD 624 to AD 644.

Wu Zetian was 20 when Umar died.

Umar

Umar

Caliph

Born c. AD 586 · died 3 November AD 644

Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian

Emperor of China

Born 17 February AD 624 · died 16 December AD 705, aged 81

  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. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  7. Wu Zetian, AD 624 – AD 705
  8. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762

Umar and Wu Zetian 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 Umar and Wu Zetian were born

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