Who Was Alive

Were Saladin and Nizami Ganjavi alive at the same time?

Yes. Saladin and Nizami Ganjavi were alive at the same time, from c. 1141 to 1193.

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty

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

Nizami Ganjavi

Persian poet

Born c. 1141 · died 1200–1216

  1. Hildegard of Bingen
  2. Averroes
  3. Zhu Xi
  4. Saladin
  5. Nizami Ganjavi
  6. Genghis Khan
  7. Francis of Assisi
Saladin 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.