Who Was Alive

Were Manuel I Komnenos and Averroes alive at the same time?

Yes. Manuel I Komnenos and Averroes were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1126 to 1180.

Manuel I Komnenos was 7 when Averroes was born.

Averroes was 54 when Manuel I Komnenos died, aged 61.

Manuel I Komnenos

Manuel I Komnenos

Byzantine emperor

Born 28 November 1118 · died 24 September 1180, aged 61

Averroes

Averroes

Writer and philosopher

Born 14 April 1126 · died 10 December 1198, aged 72

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Manuel I Komnenos, 1118 – 1180
  3. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  4. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  5. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  6. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Manuel I Komnenos and Averroes 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 Manuel I Komnenos and Averroes were born

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