Who Was Alive

Were Batu Khan and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Batu Khan and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time, from 1225 to c. 1255.

Batu Khan

Batu Khan

Khan

Born c. 1205 · died c. 1255

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

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

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Batu Khan, c. 1205 – c. 1255
  4. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  5. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  6. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Batu Khan and Thomas Aquinas 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 Batu Khan and Thomas Aquinas were born

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