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Were Vladimir the Great and Avicenna alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir the Great and Avicenna were alive at the same time, from AD 977–983 to 1015.

Vladimir the Great

Vladimir the Great

Monarch

Born c. AD 956 · died 15 July 1015

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Vladimir the Great, c. AD 956 – 1015
  3. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  4. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  5. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  6. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Vladimir the Great and Avicenna 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 Vladimir the Great and Avicenna were born

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