Who Was Alive

Were Jabir ibn Hayyan and Charlemagne alive at the same time?

Yes. Jabir ibn Hayyan and Charlemagne were alive at the same time, from AD 740–748 to AD 814.

Jabir ibn Hayyan was 92 or 93 when Charlemagne died.

Jabir ibn Hayyan

8th-century Islamic alchemist and author

Born AD 721 · died AD 815, aged 93 or 94

Charlemagne

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

Born AD 740–748 · died 28 January AD 814

  1. Li Bai
  2. Du Fu
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan
  4. Charlemagne
  5. Abu Nuwas
  6. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
Jabir ibn Hayyan and Charlemagne 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.