Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Edward III were alive at the same time, from 1312 to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta was 8 when Edward III was born.

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Edward III

Edward III

Monarch of England

Born 13 November 1312 · died 21 June 1377, aged 64

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Edward III, 1312 – 1377
  6. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Ibn Battuta and Edward III 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 Ibn Battuta and Edward III were born

Ibn Battuta and Edward III are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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