Who Was Alive

Were Manuel I Komnenos and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Manuel I Komnenos and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1162 to 1180.

Manuel I Komnenos was 43 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 18 when Manuel I Komnenos died, aged 61.

Manuel I Komnenos

Manuel I Komnenos

Byzantine emperor

Born 28 November 1118 · died 24 September 1180, aged 61

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

Born 31 May 1162 · died 25 August 1227, aged 65

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Manuel I Komnenos, 1118 – 1180
  3. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  4. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  5. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  6. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  8. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  9. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Manuel I Komnenos and Genghis Khan 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 Manuel I Komnenos and Genghis Khan were born

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