Who Was Alive

Were Pope Innocent VI and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Innocent VI and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1304 to 1362.

Ibn Battuta was 58 when Pope Innocent VI died.

Pope Innocent VI

Pope Innocent VI

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1282–1285 · died 12 September 1362

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 Innocent VI, c. 1284 – 1362
  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 Innocent VI 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 Innocent VI and Ibn Battuta were born

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