Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Clare of Assisi alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Clare of Assisi were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1194 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 32 when Clare of Assisi was born.

Clare of Assisi was 33 when Genghis Khan died, aged 65.

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

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

Clare of Assisi

Clare of Assisi

Italian nun

Born 16 July 1194 · died 11 August 1253, aged 59

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  3. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Clare of Assisi, 1194 – 1253
  6. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Genghis Khan and Clare of Assisi 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 1215Genghis Khan was 53; Clare of Assisi was 20

Where Genghis Khan and Clare of Assisi were born

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