Who Was Alive

Were Murad I and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time?

Yes. Murad I and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to 1389.

Murad I

Murad I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 29 June 1326 · died 28 June 1389, aged 63

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

  1. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  2. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  3. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  4. Murad I, 1326 – 1389
  5. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  6. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Murad I and Geoffrey Chaucer 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 Murad I and Geoffrey Chaucer were born

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