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Were Ibn Battuta and Pope Urban V alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Pope Urban V were alive at the same time, from 1310 to 1370.

Ibn Battuta was 5 or 6 when Pope Urban V was born.

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Pope Urban V

Pope Urban V

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1310 · died 19 December 1370, aged 59 or 60

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Pope Urban V, 1310 – 1370
  6. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Ibn Battuta and Pope Urban V 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 Urban V were born

Ibn Battuta and Pope Urban V are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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