Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Pope Gregory IX alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Pope Gregory IX were alive at the same time for 56 or 57 years, from 1170 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 7 or 8 when Pope Gregory IX was born.

Pope Gregory IX was 56 or 57 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 Gregory IX

Pope Gregory IX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1170 · died 22 August 1241, aged 70 or 71

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  3. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  4. Pope Gregory IX, 1170 – 1241
  5. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  6. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Genghis Khan and Pope Gregory IX 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 Gregory IX was 44 or 45

Where Genghis Khan and Pope Gregory IX were born

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