Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1186 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 24 when Ögedei Khan was born.

Ögedei Khan was 40 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

Ögedei Khan

Ögedei Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

Born 7 November 1186 · died 11 December 1241, aged 55

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  3. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Ögedei Khan, 1186 – 1241
  6. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Genghis Khan and Ögedei 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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Events both lived through

  • Magna Carta 1215Genghis Khan was 53; Ögedei Khan was 28

Where Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan were born

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