Who Was Alive

Were Shah Jahan and René Descartes alive at the same time?

Yes. Shah Jahan and René Descartes were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1596 to 1650.

Shah Jahan was 4 when René Descartes was born.

Shah Jahan was 58 when René Descartes died, aged 53.

Shah Jahan

The fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658

Born 15 January 1592 · died 22 January 1666, aged 74

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

Born 31 March 1596 · died 11 February 1650, aged 53

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Galileo Galilei
  3. William Shakespeare
  4. Shah Jahan
  5. René Descartes
  6. Molière
  7. Isaac Newton
Shah Jahan and René Descartes in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.