Who Was Alive

Were Alp Arslan and Omar Khayyam alive at the same time?

Yes. Alp Arslan and Omar Khayyam were alive at the same time, from 1045–1051 to 1072.

Alp Arslan

Alp Arslan

Sultan of the Seljuq Empire

Born 20 January 1029 · died 15 December 1072, aged 43

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

  1. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  2. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  3. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  4. Alp Arslan, 1029 – 1072
  5. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  6. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  7. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  8. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  9. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200

Alp Arslan and Omar Khayyam 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 Alp Arslan and Omar Khayyam were born

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