the ledger of connections
The Connections of Xuanzang
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664) Every person recorded alongside Xuanzang in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Xuanzang in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Chen Hui
- Siblings
- Changjie
- Students
- Kuiji, Puguang, Woncheuk, Shi Pantuo, Bianji
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 602 CE to 664 CE.
Medieval era
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
c. 570 CE – 8 June 632 CE
Final Prophet of Islam whose message united Arabia and today guides two billion people
Medieval era
Abu Bakr
October 27, 573 CE – August 23, 634 CE
1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad
Medieval era
Hasan ibn Ali
March 1, 625 CE – 669 CE
5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam
Medieval era
Muawiya I
603 CE – 680 CE
Founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680)
Medieval era
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
646 CE – October 9, 705 CE
Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705
Medieval era
Raja Dahir
663 CE – 712 CE
Ruler of Sindh (663–712)
Medieval era
Prince Shotoku
February 7, 574 CE – April 8, 622 CE
Semi-legendary Japanese prince (574–622)
Medieval era
Raedwald of East Anglia
c. 550 CE – 624 CE
7th-century Anglo-Saxon king
Medieval era
Augustine of Canterbury
c. 550 CE – c. 605 CE
6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
Medieval era
Æthelberht of Kent
552 CE – February 24, 612 CE
King of Kent from 589
Medieval era
Penda of Mercia
606 CE – November 15, 655 CE
7th-century King of Mercia
Medieval era
Oswald of Northumbria
604 CE – August 5, 642 CE
King of Northumbria