Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Nasreddin alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Nasreddin were alive at the same time for 18 or 19 years, from 1208 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 45 or 46 when Nasreddin was born.

Nasreddin was 18 or 19 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

Nasreddin

Nasreddin

Kadi

Born 1208 · died 1284, aged 75 or 76

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  3. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  6. Nasreddin, 1208 – 1284
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  8. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  9. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Genghis Khan and Nasreddin 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; Nasreddin was 6 or 7

Where Genghis Khan and Nasreddin were born

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