Who Was Alive

Were Amir Khusrau and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. Amir Khusrau and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1304 to 1325.

Amir Khusrau was 50 or 51 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was 21 when Amir Khusrau died, aged 71 or 72.

Amir Khusrau

Amir Khusrau

Indian poet

Born 1253 · died 27 September 1325, aged 71 or 72

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  1. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  2. Amir Khusrau, 1253 – 1325
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  6. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Amir Khusrau and Ibn Battuta in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Amir Khusrau and Ibn Battuta were born

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