Who Was Alive

Were Pope Benedict XI and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Benedict XI and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for less than a year, from 1304 to 1304.

Pope Benedict XI was 63 or 64 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was under a year old when Pope Benedict XI died, aged 63 or 64.

Pope Benedict XI

Pope Benedict XI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1240 · died 7 July 1304, aged 63 or 64

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Pope Benedict XI, 1240 – 1304
  4. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  5. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Pope Benedict XI 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 Pope Benedict XI and Ibn Battuta were born

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