Who Was Alive

Were Ali-Shir Nava'i and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Ali-Shir Nava'i and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 49 or 50 years, from 1451 to 1501.

Ali-Shir Nava'i was 9 or 10 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 49 or 50 when Ali-Shir Nava'i died, aged 59.

Ali-Shir Nava'i

Ali-Shir Nava'i

Poet

Born 9 February 1441 · died 3 January 1501, aged 59

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

  1. Ali-Shir Nava'i, 1441 – 1501
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Ali-Shir Nava'i and Christopher Columbus 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 Ali-Shir Nava'i and Christopher Columbus were born

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