Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Battuta and Hongwu Emperor alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Hongwu Emperor were alive at the same time, from 1328 to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta was 24 when Hongwu Emperor was born.

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Hongwu Emperor

Hongwu Emperor

Emperor of China

Born 29 October 1328 · died 24 June 1398, aged 69

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  6. Hongwu Emperor, 1328 – 1398
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Ibn Battuta and Hongwu Emperor 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 Hongwu Emperor were born

Ibn Battuta and Hongwu Emperor are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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