Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Battuta and Pope Boniface IX alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Pope Boniface IX were alive at the same time, from 1356 to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta was 51 or 52 when Pope Boniface IX was born.

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Pope Boniface IX

Pope Boniface IX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1356 · died 1 October 1404, aged 47 or 48

  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. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  8. Pope Boniface IX, 1356 – 1404

Ibn Battuta and Pope Boniface IX 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 Pope Boniface IX were born

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