Who Was Alive

Were Pope Gregory XI and Ibn Khaldun alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Gregory XI and Ibn Khaldun were alive at the same time for 45 or 46 years, from 1331–1332 to 1378.

Ibn Khaldun was 45 or 46 when Pope Gregory XI died.

Pope Gregory XI

Pope Gregory XI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1329–1331 · died 27 March 1378

Ibn Khaldun

Ibn Khaldun

Historian

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

  1. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  2. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  3. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  4. Pope Gregory XI, c. 1331 – 1378
  5. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  6. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Pope Gregory XI 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 Gregory XI and Ibn Khaldun were born

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