Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Khaldun and Charles V of France alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Khaldun and Charles V of France were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1338 to 1380.

Ibn Khaldun was 5 or 6 when Charles V of France was born.

Ibn Khaldun was 47 or 48 when Charles V of France died, aged 42.

Ibn Khaldun

Ibn Khaldun

Historian

Born 1331–1332 · died 1405–1406, aged 73 or 74

Charles V of France

Charles V of France

King of France

Born 21 January 1338 · died 16 September 1380, aged 42

  1. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  2. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  3. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  4. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  5. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  6. Charles V of France, 1338 – 1380
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Ibn Khaldun and Charles V of France 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 Khaldun and Charles V of France were born

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