Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyam and Louis VII of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyam and Louis VII of France were alive at the same time for 10 or 11 years, from 1120 to 1131.

Louis VII of France was 10 or 11 when Omar Khayyam died.

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Louis VII of France

Louis VII of France

King of Franks

Born 1120 · died 18 September 1180, aged 59 or 60

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  3. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  4. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  5. Louis VII of France, 1120 – 1180
  6. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  7. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  8. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  9. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227

Omar Khayyam and Louis VII of France 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 Omar Khayyam and Louis VII of France were born

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