Who Was Alive

Were Charlemagne and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi alive at the same time?

Yes. Charlemagne and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 780 to AD 814.

Charlemagne

King of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814)

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 780 · died c. AD 850

  1. Li Bai
  2. Du Fu
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan
  4. Charlemagne
  5. Abu Nuwas
  6. Harun al-Rashid
  7. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
  8. Ādi Shankara
Charlemagne and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi 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.