Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Benedict XII and Ibn Khaldun were alive at the same time for 9 or 10 years, from 1331–1332 to 1342.

Ibn Khaldun was 9 or 10 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 Khaldun

Ibn Khaldun

Historian

Born 1331–1332 · died 1405–1406, aged 73 or 74

  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. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Pope Benedict XII and Ibn Khaldun 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 Khaldun were born

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