Who Was Alive

Were Saladin and Innocent III alive at the same time?

Yes. Saladin and Innocent III were alive at the same time, from 1160s to 1193.

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty

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

Innocent III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216

Born 1160s · died 16 July 1216

  1. Hildegard of Bingen
  2. Averroes
  3. Zhu Xi
  4. Saladin
  5. Innocent III
  6. Genghis Khan
  7. Francis of Assisi
  8. Rumi
Saladin and Innocent III 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.