Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Khaldun and Sejong the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Khaldun and Sejong the Great were alive at the same time for 8 or 9 years, from 1397 to 1405–1406.

Ibn Khaldun was 64 or 65 when Sejong the Great was born.

Sejong the Great was 8 or 9 when Ibn Khaldun died, aged 73 or 74.

Ibn Khaldun

Ibn Khaldun

Historian

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

Sejong the Great

King of Joseon Dynasty

Born 10 April 1397 · died 17 February 1450, aged 52

  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. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  7. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  8. Sejong the Great, 1397 – 1450
  9. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431

Ibn Khaldun and Sejong the Great 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 Sejong the Great were born

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