Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Becket and Genghis Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Becket and Genghis Khan were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1162 to 1170.

Genghis Khan was 8 when Thomas Becket died.

Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket

English archbishop

Born c. 1119 · died 29 December 1170

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. Thomas Becket, c. 1119 – 1170
  3. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  4. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  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

Thomas Becket 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 Thomas Becket and Genghis Khan were born

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