Who Was Alive

Were Chrétien de Troyes and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Chrétien de Troyes and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time, from 1162 to c. 1180s.

Chrétien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes

French poet

Born c. 1130s · died c. 1180s

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

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

  1. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  2. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  3. Chrétien de Troyes, c. 1130s – c. 1180s
  4. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  5. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  6. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  8. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  9. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Chrétien de Troyes 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 Chrétien de Troyes and Genghis Khan were born

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