Who Was Alive

Were Hulegu Khan and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Hulegu Khan and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1254 to 1265.

Hulegu Khan was 37 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 10 when Hulegu Khan died, aged 47.

Hulegu Khan

Hulegu Khan

Ruler

Born 21 February 1217 · died 8 February 1265, aged 47

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Hulegu Khan, 1217 – 1265
  5. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  8. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  9. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Hulegu Khan and Marco Polo 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 Hulegu Khan and Marco Polo were born

Hulegu Khan and Marco Polo are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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