Who Was Alive

Were Pope John XXII and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope John XXII and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1304 to 1334.

Pope John XXII was 59 or 60 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was 30 when Pope John XXII died, aged 89 or 90.

Pope John XXII

Pope John XXII

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1244 · died 4 December 1334, aged 89 or 90

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  1. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  2. Pope John XXII, 1244 – 1334
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  6. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Pope John XXII 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 John XXII and Ibn Battuta were born

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