Who Was Alive

Were Afonso I of Portugal and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Afonso I of Portugal and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1162 to 1185.

Genghis Khan was 23 when Afonso I of Portugal died.

Afonso I of Portugal

Afonso I of Portugal

Monarch of Portugal

Born c. 1109 · died 6 December 1185

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

Born 31 May 1162 · died 25 August 1227, aged 65

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Afonso I of Portugal, c. 1109 – 1185
  3. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  4. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  5. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  6. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  7. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  8. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Afonso I of Portugal and Genghis Khan 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 Afonso I of Portugal and Genghis Khan were born

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