Who Was Alive

Were Nizami Ganjavi and Francis of Assisi alive at the same time?

Yes. Nizami Ganjavi and Francis of Assisi were alive at the same time, from c. 1182 to 1200–1216.

Nizami Ganjavi

Persian poet

Born c. 1141 · died 1200–1216

Francis of Assisi

Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order

Born c. 1182 · died 3 October 1226

  1. Averroes
  2. Zhu Xi
  3. Saladin
  4. Nizami Ganjavi
  5. Genghis Khan
  6. Francis of Assisi
  7. Rumi
  8. Thomas Aquinas
Nizami Ganjavi and Francis of Assisi in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.