Who Was Alive

Were Genghis Khan and Shota Rustaveli alive at the same time?

Yes. Genghis Khan and Shota Rustaveli were alive at the same time, from 1172 to 1216.

Genghis Khan was 9 or 10 when Shota Rustaveli was born.

Genghis Khan was 53 or 54 when Shota Rustaveli died.

Genghis Khan

Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire

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

Shota Rustaveli

Georgian poet

Born 1172 · died 1216

  1. Averroes
  2. Saladin
  3. Genghis Khan
  4. Shota Rustaveli
  5. Francis of Assisi
  6. Rumi
  7. Thomas Aquinas
Genghis Khan and Shota Rustaveli 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.