Mind-Benders of Buddhist History
Born into Genghis Khan's world
Sakya Paṇḍita (1182–1251), one of Tibet's foremost Buddhist scholars, was born while Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227) was still a young man gathering his following. In 1247 Sakya Paṇḍita met Genghis's grandson, Prince Godan, at Liangzhou and negotiated the terms under which Tibet came under Mongol authority.
How we know
Sakya Paṇḍita 1182–1251; Genghis Khan c. 1162–1227 (birth year debated, hence "c."); Prince Godan/Köden = son of Ögedei, grandson of Genghis; Liangzhou (Wuwei) meeting 1247.
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