Pakal the Great
603 – 683 · 80 years · Palenque · Americas
Ruled the Maya city of Palenque for 68 years; his tomb in the Temple of the Inscriptions is a landmark of Maya archaeology.
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Contemporaries around the world
Middle East
- Muhammad — prophet and founder of Islam, 33 years older
- Ali ibn Abi Talib — fourth Rashidun caliph, 3 years older
Asia
- Wu Zetian — empress of China, 21 years younger
- Xuanzang — Buddhist monk and traveller, 1 year older
- Emperor Taizong of Tang — emperor of the Tang dynasty, 5 years older
- Prince Shōtoku — regent of Japan, 29 years older
The world in their lifetime
- 605–610 Grand Canal of China — aged 2, Asia
- 618 Founding of the Tang dynasty — aged 15, Asia
- 622 Hijra: Muhammad's migration to Medina — aged 19, Middle East
- 628 Brahmagupta and the rules of zero — aged 25, Asia
- 629–645 Xuanzang's journey to the West — aged 26, Asia
- 636 Battle of the Yarmuk — aged 33, Middle East
- 652 The Baqt treaty with Nubia — aged 49, Africa
- 680 Battle of Karbala — aged 77, Middle East