Who Was Alive

Were Pope Celestine III and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Celestine III and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1162 to 1198.

Pope Celestine III was 55 or 56 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 35 when Pope Celestine III died, aged 91 or 92.

Pope Celestine III

Pope Celestine III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1106 · died 8 January 1198, aged 91 or 92

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. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Pope Celestine III, 1106 – 1198
  4. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  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

Pope Celestine III 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 Pope Celestine III and Genghis Khan were born

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