Yi Xing

Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk, astronomer, and scholar renowned for calendar reform and esoteric Buddhism.

Chronology: 683 – 727

Origins & Early Journey

Zaynab bint Ali — Contemporary figure (Died in 682) (682): Eldest daughter of Ali and Fatima; pivotal figure in the aftermath of Karbala.
Anania Shirakatsi — Contemporary figure (Died in 685) (685): 7th-century Armenian polymath, considered the father of exact sciences in Armenia.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang — Contemporary figure (Born in 685) (685): Emperor of Tang Dynasty, whose long reign spanned China's golden age and subsequent decline.
Bhāskara I — Contemporary figure (Died in 680) (680): 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer, pioneer of decimal system notation.
Husayn ibn Ali — Contemporary figure (Died in 680) (680): Prominent Alid leader, grandson of Muhammad, and revered figure in Shia Islam.
Wonhyo — Contemporary figure (Died in 686) (686): Pioneering Korean Buddhist philosopher whose works shaped East Asian thought.
Aisha — Contemporary figure (Died in 678) (678): Prominent scholar and political figure in early Islam, wife of Prophet Muhammad.
Charles Martel — Contemporary figure (Born in 688) (688): Frankish military and political leader, famed for halting the Umayyad advance in Western Europe.
Ibn Abbas — Contemporary figure (Died in 688) (688): Foremost Qur'anic exegete and scholar of early Islam, cousin of Prophet Muhammad.
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