Who Was Alive

Were Saladin and Pope Gregory IX alive at the same time?

Yes. Saladin and Pope Gregory IX were alive at the same time for 22 or 23 years, from 1170 to 1193.

Saladin was 31 or 32 when Pope Gregory IX was born.

Pope Gregory IX was 22 or 23 when Saladin died, aged 54 or 55.

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

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

Pope Gregory IX

Pope Gregory IX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1170 · died 22 August 1241, aged 70 or 71

  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. Pope Gregory IX, 1170 – 1241
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  8. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  9. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Saladin and Pope Gregory IX 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 Pope Gregory IX were born

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