Muslim conquest of the Maghreb 647–709

Belligerents: Byzantine Empire, Berbers, Umayyad Caliphate, Rashidun Caliphate, Kingdom of Altava

Who lived through the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb

Well-known people alive during 647–709:

• Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (599–661) — 4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam
• Brahmagupta (598–670) — Indian mathematician and astronomer (c. 598 – c. 668 CE)
• Aisha (614–678) — Muhammad's third wife (c. 613/614 – 678)
• Husayn ibn Ali (626–680) — grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)
• Mu'awiya I (603–680) — founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680)
• Abū Ḥanīfa (699–767) — 8th-century Sunni theologian and jurist
• Bede (672–735) — Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735)
• Gregory II (669–731) — 89th Pope of the Catholic Church (from 715 to 731)
• Charles Martel (688–741) — Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741)
• Benedict II (635–685) — pope
• John of Damascus (675–749) — Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
• Hasan ibn Ali (625–669) — 5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam
• Leo II (611–683) — pope
• Xuanzang (602–664) — 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
• Sergius I (650–701) — pope
• John VII (650–707) — pope
• Agatho (574–681) — pope
• John VI (655–705) — pope
• Zachary (679–752) — pope
• Vitalian (600–672) — 7th-century pope
• John V (635–686) — pope
• Sisinnius (650–708) — pope
• Wu Zetian (624–705) — founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690
• Conon (630–687) — pope (630-687)
• Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646–705) — Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705

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