Who Was Alive

Were Petrarch and Murad I alive at the same time?

Yes. Petrarch and Murad I were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1326 to 1374.

Petrarch was 21 when Murad I was born.

Murad I was 48 when Petrarch died, aged 69.

Petrarch

Petrarch

Italian poet

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

Murad I

Murad I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

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

  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. Murad I, 1326 – 1389
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Petrarch and Murad I 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 Murad I were born

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