Who Was Alive

Were Saladin and Ögedei Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Saladin and Ögedei Khan were alive at the same time for 6 years, from 1186 to 1193.

Saladin was 47 or 48 when Ögedei Khan was born.

Ögedei Khan was 6 when Saladin died, aged 54 or 55.

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

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

Ögedei Khan

Ögedei Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

Born 7 November 1186 · died 11 December 1241, aged 55

  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. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  7. Ögedei Khan, 1186 – 1241
  8. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  9. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Saladin and Ögedei Khan 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 Ögedei Khan were born

Saladin and Ögedei Khan are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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