Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Snorri Sturluson alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Snorri Sturluson were alive at the same time for 47 or 48 years, from 1179 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 16 or 17 when Snorri Sturluson was born.

Snorri Sturluson was 47 or 48 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

Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson

Historian and poet

Born 1179 · died 23 September 1241, aged 61 or 62

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  3. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  4. Snorri Sturluson, 1179 – 1241
  5. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  6. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Genghis Khan and Snorri Sturluson 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; Snorri Sturluson was 35 or 36

Where Genghis Khan and Snorri Sturluson were born

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