Who Was Alive

Were Geoffrey of Monmouth and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Geoffrey of Monmouth and Saladin were alive at the same time, from 1138 to c. 1155.

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Historian and bishop

Born 1090–1110 · died c. 1155

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

Born 1138 · died 4 March 1193, aged 54 or 55

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Geoffrey of Monmouth, c. 1101 – c. 1155
  4. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  5. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  6. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  7. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  8. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  9. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Geoffrey of Monmouth and Saladin 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 Geoffrey of Monmouth and Saladin were born

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