Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 696?

42 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 696. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

Born in AD 696: Muhammad ibn al-Qasim.

  1. Bede21–26
  2. Pope Gregory II26–27
  3. Charles Martel8
  4. John of Damascus18–23
  5. Pope John VII45–46
  6. Pope Sergius I45–46
  7. Pope John VI40–41
  8. Pope Zachary16–17
  9. Wu Zetian72
  10. Pope Sisinnius43–48
  11. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan48–52
  12. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz15
  13. Leo III the Isaurian21
  14. Justinian II27
  15. Tariq ibn Ziyad26
  16. Ali al-Sajjad37
  17. Pelagius of Asturias8–13
  18. Asparuh of Bulgaria53–58
  19. Leontius36
  20. Al-Walid I27–28
  21. Saint Boniface18–23
  22. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik20–21
  23. Isaac the Syrian53–58
  24. Muhammad al-Baqir19
  25. Roderic8
  26. Marwan II7–8
  27. Childebert III17–18
  28. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang11–14
  29. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik4–5
  30. Chilperic II20–26
  31. Hasan al-Basri54
  32. Pepin of Herstal48–53
  33. Empress Jitō50–51
  34. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf35
  35. Yazid II8–9
  36. Empress Genmei34–35
  37. Kahina27–28
  38. Anas ibn Malik84–85
  39. Muhammad ibn al-Qasimborn
  40. Liutprand, King of the Lombards4–18
  41. Chlothar IV8–13
  42. Shantideva8–13

Where the people alive in AD 696 were born

The 42 best known of those alive in AD 696. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (31 of 42 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list