Who Was Alive

Were Nizami Ganjavi and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Nizami Ganjavi and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time, from 1162 to 1200–1216.

Nizami Ganjavi

Persian poet

Born c. 1141 · died 1200–1216

Genghis Khan

Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire

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

  1. Averroes
  2. Zhu Xi
  3. Saladin
  4. Nizami Ganjavi
  5. Genghis Khan
  6. Francis of Assisi
  7. Rumi
  8. Thomas Aquinas
Nizami Ganjavi and Genghis Khan in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.