Who Was Alive

Were Stephen, King of England and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Stephen, King of England and Saladin were alive at the same time for 15 or 16 years, from 1138 to 1154.

Saladin was 15 or 16 when Stephen, King of England died, aged 58 or 59.

Stephen, King of England

Stephen, King of England

Monarch of England

Born 1095 · died 25 October 1154, aged 58 or 59

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

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

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Stephen, King of England, 1095 – 1154
  4. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  5. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  6. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  7. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  8. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  9. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Stephen, King of England and Saladin 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 Stephen, King of England and Saladin were born

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