Who Was Alive

Were Hulegu Khan and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Hulegu Khan and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 39 or 40 years, from 1225 to 1265.

Hulegu Khan was 7 or 8 when Thomas Aquinas was born.

Thomas Aquinas was 39 or 40 when Hulegu Khan died, aged 47.

Hulegu Khan

Hulegu Khan

Ruler

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

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

  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

Hulegu Khan and Thomas Aquinas 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 Thomas Aquinas were born

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