Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Pope Celestine V alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Pope Celestine V were alive at the same time for 11 or 12 years, from 1215 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 52 or 53 when Pope Celestine V was born.

Pope Celestine V was 11 or 12 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

Pope Celestine V

Pope Celestine V

Catholic priest and hermit who served as Pope

Born 1215 · died 19 May 1296, aged 80 or 81

  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. Pope Celestine V, 1215 – 1296
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  8. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  9. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Genghis Khan and Pope Celestine V 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 Genghis Khan and Pope Celestine V were born

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