Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Rumi were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1207 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 45 when Rumi was born.

Rumi was 19 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

Rumi

Iranian poet

Born 30 September 1207 · died 17 December 1273, aged 66

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