Who Was Alive

Were Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti and Saladin were alive at the same time, from 1138 to 1164–1168.

Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti

Andalusian geographer

Born c. 1110 · died 1164–1168

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty

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

Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti 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.