Who Was Alive

Were Avicenna and Alp Arslan alive at the same time?

Yes. Avicenna and Alp Arslan were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1029 to 1037.

Alp Arslan was 8 when Avicenna died.

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

Alp Arslan

Alp Arslan

Sultan of the Seljuq Empire

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

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  4. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  5. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  6. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  7. Alp Arslan, 1029 – 1072
  8. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  9. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

Avicenna and Alp Arslan 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 Avicenna and Alp Arslan were born

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