Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Pope Clement IV alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Pope Clement IV were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1190 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 28 when Pope Clement IV was born.

Pope Clement IV was 36 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 Clement IV

Pope Clement IV

Politician who served as Pope

Born 23 November 1190 · died 29 November 1268, aged 78

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  3. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Pope Clement IV, 1190 – 1268
  6. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  8. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  9. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Genghis Khan and Pope Clement IV 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; Pope Clement IV was 24

Where Genghis Khan and Pope Clement IV were born

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