Who Was Alive

Were Bayezid II and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Bayezid II and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 54 or 55 years, from 1451 to 1506.

Bayezid II was 3 or 4 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Bayezid II was 58 when Christopher Columbus died, aged 54 or 55.

Bayezid II

Bayezid II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 3 December 1447 · died 26 May 1512, aged 64

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Bayezid II, 1447 – 1512
  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

Bayezid II 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 Bayezid II and Christopher Columbus were born

Bayezid II and Christopher Columbus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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