Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Genghis Khan and Pope Gregory X were alive at the same time for 16 or 17 years, from 1210 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 47 or 48 when Pope Gregory X was born.

Pope Gregory X was 16 or 17 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 X

Pope Gregory X

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1210 · died 10 January 1276, aged 65 or 66

  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 Gregory X, 1210 – 1276
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  8. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  9. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Genghis Khan and Pope Gregory X 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 X was 4 or 5

Where Genghis Khan and Pope Gregory X were born

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