Who Was Alive

Were Orhan and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. Orhan and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1304 to 1362.

Orhan was 23 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was 58 when Orhan died, aged 81.

Orhan

Orhan

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born 6 February 1281 · died March 1362, aged 81

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  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. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Orhan and Ibn Battuta 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 Ibn Battuta were born

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