Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Manuel I Komnenos and Saladin were alive at the same time for 41 or 42 years, from 1138 to 1180.

Manuel I Komnenos was 19 or 20 when Saladin was born.

Saladin was 41 or 42 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

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

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

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  3. Manuel I Komnenos, 1118 – 1180
  4. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  5. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  6. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  7. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  8. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Manuel I Komnenos 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 Manuel I Komnenos and Saladin were born

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