Who Was Alive

Were Mehmed I and Joan of Arc alive at the same time?

Yes. Mehmed I and Joan of Arc were alive at the same time, from c. 1412 to 1421.

Mehmed I

Mehmed I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 1386 · died 26 May 1421, aged 34 or 35

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

French leader

Born c. 1412 · died 30 May 1431

  1. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  2. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  4. Jan Hus, c. 1375 – 1415
  5. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  6. Donatello, c. 1386 – 1466
  7. Mehmed I, 1386 – 1421
  8. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  9. Pope Pius II, 1405 – 1464
  10. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431

Mehmed I and Joan of Arc 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 Mehmed I and Joan of Arc were born

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