Muhammad
c. 570 – 632 · 62 years · Medina · Middle East
Founder of Islam who united the Arabian tribes under a new faith; the revelations he received form the Quran.
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Contemporaries around the world
Middle East
- Ali ibn Abi Talib — fourth Rashidun caliph, 30 years younger
Asia
- Prince Shōtoku — regent of Japan, 4 years younger
- Emperor Taizong of Tang — emperor of the Tang dynasty, 28 years younger
- Xuanzang — Buddhist monk and traveller, 32 years younger
Americas
- Pakal the Great — Maya ruler of Palenque, 33 years younger
The world in their lifetime
- 589 Sui dynasty reunifies China — aged 19, Asia
- 605–610 Grand Canal of China — aged 35, Asia
- 618 Founding of the Tang dynasty — aged 48, Asia
- 622 Hijra: Muhammad's migration to Medina — aged 52, Middle East
- 628 Brahmagupta and the rules of zero — aged 58, Asia
- 629–645 Xuanzang's journey to the West — aged 59, Asia