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Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz
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Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Caliph

Born 2 November AD 681 · died c. AD 720
Also known as Umar II, umayyad saint, second umar

Who was alive at the same time as Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz?

  1. Pope Leo II, AD 611 – AD 683
  2. Wu Zetian, AD 624 – AD 705
  3. Pope Conon, AD 630 – AD 687
  4. Pope Benedict II, AD 635 – AD 685
  5. Pope John V, AD 635 – AD 686
  6. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, c. AD 646 – AD 705
  7. Pope Sisinnius, c. AD 650 – AD 708
  8. Pope John VII, AD 650 – AD 707
  9. Pope Sergius I, AD 650 – AD 701
  10. Pope John VI, AD 655 – AD 705
  11. Pope Gregory II, AD 669 – AD 731
  12. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  13. John of Damascus, c. AD 675 – AD 749
  14. Pope Zachary, AD 679 – AD 752
  15. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, AD 681 – c. AD 720
  16. Charles Martel, AD 688 – AD 741
  17. Ja'far al-Sadiq, c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  18. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  19. Pope Adrian I, AD 700 – AD 795
  20. Pope Paul I, AD 700 – AD 767
  21. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  22. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  23. Pope Stephen II, c. AD 714 – AD 757
  24. Pepin the Short, c. AD 716 – AD 768

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When Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was born, Pope Gregory II was 11 or 12, Pope Benedict II was 45 or 46, Pope Leo II was 69 or 70, Pope John VII was 30 or 31 and Pope Sergius I was 30 or 31.

Born during Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz’s lifetime: Li Bai, Du Fu, Abu Hanifa, Charles Martel, Pope Adrian I, Pepin the Short, Pope Paul I and Pope Stephen II.

Not quite contemporaries: Brahmagupta died about 8 years before Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was born, Aisha died about a year before Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was born, Husayn ibn Ali died about a year before Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was born and Mu'awiya I died about a year before Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was born.

Where Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz’s contemporaries were born

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The 75 best-known contemporaries

75 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 700.

  1. Li Bai AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Abu Hanifa AD 699 – c. AD 768
  4. Bede c. AD 672 – AD 735
  5. Pope Gregory II AD 669 – AD 731
  6. Charles Martel AD 688 – AD 741
  7. Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
  8. Pepin the Short c. AD 716 – AD 768
  9. Pope Benedict II AD 635 – AD 685
  10. Pope Paul I AD 700 – AD 767
  11. John of Damascus c. AD 675 – AD 749
  12. Pope Leo II AD 611 – AD 683
  13. Pope John VII AD 650 – AD 707
  14. Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
  15. Pope John VI AD 655 – AD 705
  16. Pope Zachary AD 679 – AD 752
  17. Pope Stephen II c. AD 714 – AD 757
  18. Pope John V AD 635 – AD 686
  19. Ja'far al-Sadiq c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  20. Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
  21. Pope Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
  22. Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
  23. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
  24. Malik ibn Anas c. AD 711 – AD 795
  25. Leo III the Isaurian AD 675 – AD 741
  26. Yazid I AD 646 – AD 683
  27. Justinian II AD 669 – AD 711
  28. Tariq ibn Ziyad AD 670 – AD 720
  29. Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
  30. Padmasambhava AD 717 – AD 762
  31. Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
  32. Constantine IV AD 652 – AD 685
  33. Marwan I AD 623 – AD 685
  34. Ali al-Sajjad AD 659 – AD 713
  35. Pelagius of Asturias c. AD 685 – AD 737
  36. Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
  37. Wang Wei AD 699 – c. AD 760
  38. Al-Mansur AD 713 – AD 775
  39. Mu'awiya II AD 661 – AD 684
  40. Leontius AD 660 – AD 706
  41. Al-Walid I AD 668 – AD 715
  42. Saint Boniface c. AD 675 – AD 754
  43. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik AD 675 – AD 717
  44. Zaynab bint Ali c. AD 627 – c. AD 684
  45. Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
  46. Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677 – AD 733
  47. Roderic AD 688 – AD 711
  48. Marwan II AD 688 – AD 750
  49. Dagobert III c. AD 698 – AD 715
  50. Al-Walid II 700s – AD 744
  51. Ibn Ishaq AD 704 – AD 768
  52. Childebert III AD 678 – AD 711
  53. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang c. AD 684 – c. AD 765
  54. Theuderic IV c. AD 713 – AD 737
  55. Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
  56. Theuderic III 650s – AD 691
  57. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik AD 691 – AD 743
  58. Chilperic II c. AD 673 – AD 721
  59. Clovis IV c. AD 677 – AD 695
  60. Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
  61. Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
  62. Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
  63. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf AD 661 – AD 714
  64. Yazid II AD 687 – AD 724
  65. Yazid III AD 701 – AD 744
  66. Desiderius c. AD 710 – c. AD 786
  67. Empress Genmei AD 661 – AD 721
  68. Kahina AD 668 – AD 703
  69. Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
  70. Muhammad ibn al-Qasim AD 695 – AD 715
  71. Emperor Tenmu AD 631 – AD 686
  72. Liutprand, King of the Lombards c. 680s – AD 744
  73. Chlothar IV c. AD 685 – AD 719
  74. Shantideva c. AD 685 – c. AD 763
  75. Carloman c. AD 710 – AD 754