Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Becket and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Becket and Saladin were alive at the same time for 31 or 32 years, from 1138 to 1170.

Saladin was 31 or 32 when Thomas Becket died.

Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket

English archbishop

Born c. 1119 · died 29 December 1170

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

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

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  3. Thomas Becket, c. 1119 – 1170
  4. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  5. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  6. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  7. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  8. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Thomas Becket 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 Thomas Becket and Saladin were born

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