Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Benedict XII and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1304 to 1342.

Pope Benedict XII was 23 or 24 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was 38 when Pope Benedict XII died, aged 61 or 62.

Pope Benedict XII

Pope Benedict XII

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1280 · died 25 April 1342, aged 61 or 62

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Pope Benedict XII, 1280 – 1342
  4. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  5. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  6. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Pope Benedict XII 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 XII and Ibn Battuta were born

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