Who Was Alive

Were Kublai Khan and Dante Alighieri alive at the same time?

Yes. Kublai Khan and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1294.

Kublai Khan

Founding emperor of the Yuan dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan

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

Dante Alighieri

Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Genghis Khan
  2. Rumi
  3. Kublai Khan
  4. Thomas Aquinas
  5. Marco Polo
  6. Dante Alighieri
  7. Ibn Battuta
  8. Petrarch
Kublai Khan and Dante Alighieri 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.