Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Khaldun and Ulugh Beg alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Khaldun and Ulugh Beg were alive at the same time for 11 or 12 years, from 1394 to 1405–1406.

Ibn Khaldun was 61 or 62 when Ulugh Beg was born.

Ulugh Beg was 11 or 12 when Ibn Khaldun died, aged 73 or 74.

Ibn Khaldun

Ibn Khaldun

Historian

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

Ulugh Beg

Ulugh Beg

Astronomer and mathematician

Born 22 March 1394 · died 27 October 1449, aged 55

  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. Ulugh Beg, 1394 – 1449
  9. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431

Ibn Khaldun and Ulugh Beg 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 Ulugh Beg were born

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