Li Bai
Romantic poet of the high Tang, the ‘Immortal of Poetry’, who served briefly at court in Chang’an and spent his life wandering.
| Lived | AD 701 – AD 762 |
| Known as | Poet |
| Birthplace or main place | Suyab (by tradition) |
| Places on the map | Xi'an |
Suyab (by tradition)See the world of Li Bai in the interactive map
Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of AD 700) | At death (map of AD 700) |
|---|---|---|
| Suyab (by tradition) | Unclaimed / no data | same |
| Xi'an | Tang Empire | same |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Talas · AD 751
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| AD 712 – AD 770 | Du Fu | Poet |
| c. AD 742 – AD 814 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks and emperor |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.