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Tamar of Georgia
13th century painter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Tamar of Georgia

King of Georgia

Born 1166 · died 18 January 1213, aged 46 or 47
Also known as Tamar mepe, Tamar the Great, Queen Tamar

Who was alive at the same time as Tamar of Georgia?

  1. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  2. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181
  3. Frederick Barbarossa, 1122 – 1190
  4. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  5. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  6. Henry II of England, 1133 – 1189
  7. Maimonides, c. 1137 – 1204
  8. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  9. Nizami Ganjavi, c. 1141 – c. 1209
  10. Richard I of England, 1157 – 1199
  11. Pope Innocent III, 1160s – 1216
  12. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  13. Ibn Arabi, 1165 – 1240
  14. Tamar of Georgia, 1166 – 1213
  15. John, King of England, 1166 – 1216
  16. Pope Gregory IX, 1170 – 1241
  17. Shota Rustaveli, 1172 – 1216
  18. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  19. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1194 – 1250
  20. Anthony of Padua, 1195 – 1231
  21. Albertus Magnus, c. 1200 – 1280
  22. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  23. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  24. Nasreddin, 1208 – 1284

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When Tamar of Georgia was born, Genghis Khan was 3 or 4, Saladin was 27 or 28, Averroes was 39 or 40, Zhu Xi was 35 or 36 and Richard I of England was 8 or 9.

When Tamar of Georgia died, Genghis Khan was 50, Rumi was 5, Shota Rustaveli was 40 or 41, John, King of England was 46 and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor was 18.

Born during Tamar of Georgia’s lifetime: Rumi, Francis of Assisi, Saadi Shirazi, Shota Rustaveli, Albertus Magnus, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Nasreddin and Pope Gregory IX.

Not quite contemporaries: Thomas Aquinas was born about 12 years after Tamar of Georgia died, Kublai Khan was born about 2 years after Tamar of Georgia died, Louis IX of France was born about a year after Tamar of Georgia died and Roger Bacon was born about 5 years after Tamar of Georgia died.

Where Tamar of Georgia’s contemporaries were born

Tamar of Georgia is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (56 of 57 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

Compare Tamar of Georgia

The 56 best-known contemporaries

56 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Tamar of Georgia. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1190.

  1. Genghis Khan 1162 – 1227
  2. Rumi 1207 – 1273
  3. Saladin 1138 – 1193
  4. Francis of Assisi c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Averroes 1126 – 1198
  6. Zhu Xi 1130 – 1200
  7. Saadi Shirazi c. 1210 – 1292
  8. Hildegard of Bingen c. 1098 – 1179
  9. Richard I of England 1157 – 1199
  10. Maimonides c. 1137 – 1204
  11. Frederick Barbarossa 1122 – 1190
  12. Shota Rustaveli 1172 – 1216
  13. Pope Innocent III 1160s – 1216
  14. Albertus Magnus c. 1200 – 1280
  15. John, King of England 1166 – 1216
  16. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 1194 – 1250
  17. Nizami Ganjavi c. 1141 – c. 1209
  18. Ibn Arabi 1165 – 1240
  19. Nasreddin 1208 – 1284
  20. Pope Alexander III c. 1100 – 1181
  21. Pope Gregory IX 1170 – 1241
  22. Henry II of England 1133 – 1189
  23. Anthony of Padua 1195 – 1231
  24. Ögedei Khan 1186 – 1241
  25. Pope Gregory VIII 1100s – 1187
  26. Snorri Sturluson 1179 – 1241
  27. Batu Khan c. 1205 – c. 1255
  28. Philip II of France 1165 – 1223
  29. Pope Honorius III 1148 – 1227
  30. Dominic de Guzmán c. 1172 – 1221
  31. Pope Celestine III 1106 – 1198
  32. Louis VII of France 1120 – 1180
  33. Pope Urban IV c. 1185 – 1264
  34. Henry III of England 1207 – 1272
  35. Pope Gregory X 1210 – 1276
  36. Chrétien de Troyes c. 1130s – c. 1180s
  37. Pope Lucius III 1110 – 1185
  38. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 1201 – 1274
  39. Pope Clement IV 1190 – 1268
  40. Manuel I Komnenos 1118 – 1180
  41. Louis VIII of France 1187 – 1226
  42. Clare of Assisi 1194 – 1253
  43. Pope Adrian V 1205 – 1276
  44. Afonso I of Portugal c. 1109 – 1185
  45. Attar of Nishapur 1145 – 1221
  46. Thomas Becket c. 1119 – 1170
  47. Eleanor of Aquitaine 1124 – 1204
  48. Pope Honorius IV c. 1210 – 1287
  49. Empress Matilda c. 1102 – 1167
  50. Bhāskara II c. 1114 – c. 1185
  51. Saxo Grammaticus c. 1150 – c. 1213
  52. Jochi 1182 – 1227
  53. Chagatai Khan 1183 – 1242
  54. Walther von der Vogelweide c. 1170 – c. 1230
  55. Elizabeth of Hungary 1207 – 1231
  56. Razia Sultan c. 1206 – 1240