Who Was Alive

Were Averroes and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Averroes and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1162 to 1198.

Averroes was 36 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 36 when Averroes died, aged 72.

Averroes

Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher

Born 14 April 1126 · died 10 December 1198, aged 72

Genghis Khan

Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire

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

  1. Omar Khayyám
  2. Averroes
  3. Zhu Xi
  4. Saladin
  5. Genghis Khan
  6. Francis of Assisi
  7. Rumi
  8. Thomas Aquinas
Averroes and Genghis Khan in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.