Who Was Alive

Were Saadi and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Saadi and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1254 to 1292.

Marco Polo was 38 when Saadi died.

Saadi

Persian poet

Born c. 1210 · died 9 December 1292

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

  1. Genghis Khan
  2. Rumi
  3. Saadi
  4. Thomas Aquinas
  5. Marco Polo
  6. Dante Alighieri
  7. Ibn Battuta
  8. Petrarch
Saadi and Marco Polo 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.