Who Was Alive

Were Alexios I Komnenos and Al-Ghazali alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexios I Komnenos and Al-Ghazali were alive at the same time, from 1053–1059 to 1111.

Alexios I Komnenos was 62 or 63 when Al-Ghazali died.

Alexios I Komnenos

Alexios I Komnenos

Byzantine emperor

Born 1048 · died 15 August 1118, aged 69 or 70

Al-Ghazali

Al-Ghazali

Philosopher

Born 1053–1059 · died 19 December 1111

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  3. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  4. Alexios I Komnenos, 1048 – 1118
  5. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  6. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  7. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179

Alexios I Komnenos and Al-Ghazali 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 Alexios I Komnenos and Al-Ghazali were born

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