Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Genghis Khan and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 1 or 2 years, from 1225 to 1227.

Genghis Khan was 62 or 63 when Thomas Aquinas was born.

Thomas Aquinas was 1 or 2 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

Thomas Aquinas

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

  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 Thomas Aquinas 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.