Who Was Alive

Were Umar and Xuanzang alive at the same time?

Yes. Umar and Xuanzang were alive at the same time for 42 years, from AD 602 to AD 644.

Xuanzang was 42 when Umar died.

Umar

Umar

Caliph

Born c. AD 586 · died 3 November AD 644

Xuanzang

Xuanzang

Buddhist monk

Born 6 April AD 602 · died 7 March AD 664, aged 61

  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. Xuanzang, AD 602 – AD 664

Umar and Xuanzang 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 Xuanzang were born

Umar and Xuanzang are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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