Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Louis IX of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Louis IX of France were alive at the same time for 12 or 13 years, from 1214–1215 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 51 or 52 when Louis IX of France was born.

Louis IX of France was 12 or 13 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

Louis IX of France

King of France from 1226 to 1270

Born 1214–1215 · died 25 August 1270, aged 55 or 56

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