Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Lucius III and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1162 to 1185.

Pope Lucius III was 51 or 52 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 23 when Pope Lucius III died, aged 74 or 75.

Pope Lucius III

Pope Lucius III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1110 · died 25 November 1185, aged 74 or 75

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 Lucius III, 1110 – 1185
  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 Lucius 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 Lucius III and Genghis Khan were born

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