Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Battuta and Pope Gregory XII alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Pope Gregory XII were alive at the same time, from c. 1335 to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Pope Gregory XII

Pope Gregory XII

Venetian Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1335 · died 18 October 1417

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  6. Pope Gregory XII, c. 1335 – 1417
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  8. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  9. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431

Ibn Battuta and Pope Gregory XII 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 Gregory XII were born

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