Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Honorius III and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1162 to 1227.

Pope Honorius III was 13 or 14 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 64 when Pope Honorius III died, aged 78 or 79.

Pope Honorius III

Pope Honorius III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1148 · died 18 March 1227, aged 78 or 79

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Khagan of the Mongol Empire

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

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  3. Pope Honorius III, 1148 – 1227
  4. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  5. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  6. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  7. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Pope Honorius 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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Events both lived through

  • Magna Carta 1215Pope Honorius III was 66 or 67; Genghis Khan was 53

Where Pope Honorius III and Genghis Khan were born

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