Who Was Alive

Were Petrarch and Hongwu Emperor alive at the same time?

Yes. Petrarch and Hongwu Emperor were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1328 to 1374.

Petrarch was 24 when Hongwu Emperor was born.

Hongwu Emperor was 45 when Petrarch died, aged 69.

Petrarch

Petrarch

Italian poet

Born 20 July 1304 · died 19 July 1374, aged 69

Hongwu Emperor

Hongwu Emperor

Emperor of China

Born 29 October 1328 · died 24 June 1398, aged 69

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  6. Hongwu Emperor, 1328 – 1398
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Petrarch and Hongwu Emperor 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 Petrarch and Hongwu Emperor were born

Petrarch and Hongwu Emperor are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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