Who Was Alive

Were Saladin and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Saladin and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1162 to 1193.

Saladin was 23 or 24 when Genghis Khan was born.

Genghis Khan was 30 when Saladin died, aged 54 or 55.

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty

Born 1138 · died 4 March 1193, aged 54 or 55

Genghis Khan

Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire

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

  1. Hildegard of Bingen
  2. Averroes
  3. Zhu Xi
  4. Saladin
  5. Genghis Khan
  6. Francis of Assisi
  7. Rumi
  8. Thomas Aquinas
Saladin 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.