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Were Thomas Aquinas and Amir Khusrau alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Aquinas and Amir Khusrau were alive at the same time for 20 or 21 years, from 1253 to 1274.

Amir Khusrau was 20 or 21 when Thomas Aquinas died, aged 48 or 49.

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

Amir Khusrau

Amir Khusrau

Indian poet

Born 1253 · died 27 September 1325, aged 71 or 72

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  5. Amir Khusrau, 1253 – 1325
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  8. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  9. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Thomas Aquinas and Amir Khusrau 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 Thomas Aquinas and Amir Khusrau were born

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