Who Was Alive

Were Edward I and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. Edward I and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1304 to 1307.

Edward I was 64 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was 3 when Edward I died, aged 68.

Edward I

Edward I

Monarch of England

Born 17 June 1239 · died 7 July 1307, aged 68

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  1. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  2. Edward I, 1239 – 1307
  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

Edward I 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 Edward I and Ibn Battuta were born

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