Who Was Alive

Were Averroes and Nizami Ganjavi alive at the same time?

Yes. Averroes and Nizami Ganjavi were alive at the same time, from c. 1141 to 1198.

Averroes

Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher

Born 14 April 1126 · died 10 December 1198, aged 72

Nizami Ganjavi

Persian poet

Born c. 1141 · died 1200–1216

  1. Omar Khayyám
  2. Averroes
  3. Zhu Xi
  4. Saladin
  5. Nizami Ganjavi
  6. Genghis Khan
  7. Francis of Assisi
Averroes and Nizami Ganjavi in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.