Who Was Alive

Were Saladin and Attar of Nishapur alive at the same time?

Yes. Saladin and Attar of Nishapur were alive at the same time for 47 or 48 years, from 1145 to 1193.

Saladin was 6 or 7 when Attar of Nishapur was born.

Attar of Nishapur was 47 or 48 when Saladin died, aged 54 or 55.

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

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

Attar of Nishapur

Attar of Nishapur

Sufi and poet

Born March 1145 · died 26 April 1221, aged 76

  1. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  2. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  3. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  4. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  5. Attar of Nishapur, 1145 – 1221
  6. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  8. Rumi, 1207 – 1273

Saladin and Attar of Nishapur 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 Saladin and Attar of Nishapur were born

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