Who Was Alive

Were Moshe ben Maimon and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Moshe ben Maimon and Saladin were alive at the same time for 54 or 55 years, from 1138 to 1193.

Moshe ben Maimon

Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain

Born 1135–1138 · died 13 December 1204

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty

Born 1138 · died 4 March 1193, aged 54 or 55

  1. Hildegard of Bingen
  2. Averroes
  3. Zhu Xi
  4. Moshe ben Maimon
  5. Saladin
  6. Genghis Khan
  7. Francis of Assisi
Moshe ben Maimon and Saladin 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.