Xuanzang
c. 602–664
Chinese monk who traveled to India and whose journey inspired Journey to the West.
Xuanzang (c. 602–664) was a pilgrim, born in Yanshi District and died in Tongchuan.
- Known as
- Pilgrim
- Category
- Explorers
- Born
- c. 602, Yanshi District
- Died
- 664, Tongchuan
Alive at the same time as Xuanzang
- Khadija c. 555–619, early Muslim
- Muhammad c. 570–632, prophet
- Brahmagupta c. 598–c. 668, mathematician
- Ali c. 600–661, caliph
- Wu Zetian 624–705, empress
- Husayn ibn Ali 626–680, imam
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