Who Was Alive

Were Wu Zetian and Li Bai alive at the same time?

Yes. Wu Zetian and Li Bai were alive at the same time for 4 years, from AD 701 to AD 705.

Wu Zetian was 77 when Li Bai was born.

Li Bai was 4 when Wu Zetian died, aged 81.

Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian

Emperor of China

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

Li Bai

Li Bai

Poet

Born 19 May AD 701 · died 30 November AD 762, aged 61

  1. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  2. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  3. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  4. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  5. Wu Zetian, AD 624 – AD 705
  6. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  7. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  8. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  9. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  10. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814

Wu Zetian and Li Bai 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 Wu Zetian and Li Bai were born

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