Who Was Alive

Were Charlemagne and Harun al-Rashid alive at the same time?

Yes. Charlemagne and Harun al-Rashid were alive at the same time for 43 years, from AD 766 to AD 809.

Charlemagne

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

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

Harun al-Rashid

5th Abbasid caliph

Born 19 February AD 766 · died 24 March AD 809, aged 43

  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
Charlemagne and Harun al-Rashid 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.