Who Was Alive

Were Abū Ḥanīfa and Du Fu alive at the same time?

Yes. Abū Ḥanīfa and Du Fu were alive at the same time, from AD 712 to AD 766–767.

Abū Ḥanīfa was 12 or 13 when Du Fu was born.

Abū Ḥanīfa

8th-century Sunni theologian and jurist

Born 5 September AD 699 · died AD 766–767, aged 67 or 68

Du Fu

Tang dynasty Chinese poet

Born AD 712 · died AD 770, aged 57 or 58

  1. Abū Ḥanīfa
  2. Li Bai
  3. Du Fu
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan
  5. Charlemagne
  6. Abu Nuwas
  7. Harun al-Rashid
Abū Ḥanīfa and Du Fu in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.