Who Was Alive

Were Al-Ghazali and Anna Komnene alive at the same time?

Yes. Al-Ghazali and Anna Komnene were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1083 to 1111.

Anna Komnene was 28 when Al-Ghazali died.

Al-Ghazali

Al-Ghazali

Philosopher

Born 1053–1059 · died 19 December 1111

Anna Komnene

Anna Komnene

Historian

Born 1 December 1083 · died 1151–1156

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  3. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  4. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  5. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  6. Anna Komnene, 1083 – c. 1154
  7. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  8. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  9. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  10. Saladin, 1138 – 1193

Al-Ghazali and Anna Komnene in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Al-Ghazali and Anna Komnene were born

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