Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Battuta and Pope Innocent VII alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Pope Innocent VII were alive at the same time, from 1336–1339 to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Pope Innocent VII

Pope Innocent VII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1336–1339 · died 6–15 November 1406

  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. Pope Innocent VII, c. 1338 – 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Ibn Battuta and Pope Innocent VII 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 Innocent VII were born

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