Who Was Alive

Were Saladin and Dominic de Guzmán alive at the same time?

Yes. Saladin and Dominic de Guzmán were alive at the same time, from 1168–1174 to 1193.

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

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

Dominic de Guzmán

Dominic de Guzmán

Founder of Catholic religious community

Born 1168–1174 · died 6 August 1221

  1. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  2. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  3. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  4. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  5. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  6. Dominic de Guzmán, c. 1172 – 1221
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  8. Rumi, 1207 – 1273

Saladin and Dominic de Guzmán 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 Dominic de Guzmán were born

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