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Were Ibn Battuta and John Wycliffe alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and John Wycliffe were alive at the same time, from 1320s to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

John Wycliffe

John Wycliffe

English theologian

Born 1320s · died 31 December 1384

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. John Wycliffe, 1320s – 1384
  6. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Ibn Battuta and John Wycliffe 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 John Wycliffe were born

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