Who Was Alive

Were Chrétien de Troyes and Zhu Xi alive at the same time?

Yes. Chrétien de Troyes and Zhu Xi were alive at the same time, from c. 1130s to c. 1180s.

Chrétien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes

French poet

Born c. 1130s · died c. 1180s

Zhu Xi

Zhu Xi

Chinese historian and philosopher

Born 18 October 1130 · died 23 April 1200, aged 69

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  3. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  4. Chrétien de Troyes, c. 1130s – c. 1180s
  5. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  6. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  7. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  8. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Chrétien de Troyes and Zhu Xi 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 Chrétien de Troyes and Zhu Xi were born

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