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Were Orhan and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time?

Yes. Orhan and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to 1362.

Orhan

Orhan

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 6 February 1281 · died March 1362, aged 81

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Orhan, 1281 – 1362
  4. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  6. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Orhan 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 Orhan and Geoffrey Chaucer were born

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