Who Was Alive

Were Philip IV of France and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. Philip IV of France and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1304 to 1314.

Philip IV of France was 35 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was 10 when Philip IV of France died, aged 46.

Philip IV of France

Philip IV of France

King of France

Born June 1268 · died 29 November 1314, aged 46

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  1. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  2. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  3. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  4. Philip IV of France, 1268 – 1314
  5. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  6. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Philip IV of France 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 Philip IV of France and Ibn Battuta were born

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