Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1215 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 53 when Kublai Khan was born.

Kublai Khan was 11 when Genghis Khan died, aged 65.

Genghis Khan

Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire

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

Kublai Khan

Founding emperor of the Yuan dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan

Born 23 September 1215 · died 18 February 1294, aged 78

  1. Averroes
  2. Saladin
  3. Genghis Khan
  4. Francis of Assisi
  5. Rumi
  6. Kublai Khan
  7. Thomas Aquinas
  8. Marco Polo
  9. Dante Alighieri
Genghis Khan and Kublai 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.