Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Philip VI of France and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1304 to 1350.

Philip VI of France was 10 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was 46 when Philip VI of France died, aged 56.

Philip VI of France

Philip VI of France

King of France

Born 17 November 1293 · died 22 August 1350, aged 56

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Philip VI of France, 1293 – 1350
  4. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  6. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Philip VI 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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Events both lived through

  • Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453Philip VI of France was 43; Ibn Battuta was 33
  • Black Death 1347–1352Philip VI of France was 52 or 53; Ibn Battuta was 41 or 42

Where Philip VI of France and Ibn Battuta were born

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