Who Was Alive

Were Attar of Nishapur and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Attar of Nishapur and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1162 to 1221.

Attar of Nishapur was 17 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 58 when Attar of Nishapur died, aged 76.

Attar of Nishapur

Attar of Nishapur

Sufi and poet

Born March 1145 · died 26 April 1221, aged 76

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

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

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  3. Attar of Nishapur, 1145 – 1221
  4. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  5. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  6. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Attar of Nishapur 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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Events both lived through

  • Magna Carta 1215Attar of Nishapur was 70; Genghis Khan was 53

Where Attar of Nishapur and Genghis Khan were born

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