Who Was Alive

Were Saladin and Shota Rustaveli alive at the same time?

Yes. Saladin and Shota Rustaveli were alive at the same time for 20 or 21 years, from 1172 to 1193.

Saladin was 33 or 34 when Shota Rustaveli was born.

Shota Rustaveli was 20 or 21 when Saladin died, aged 54 or 55.

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty

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

Shota Rustaveli

Georgian poet

Born 1172 · died 1216

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