Who Was Alive

Were Sejong the Great and Joan of Arc alive at the same time?

Yes. Sejong the Great and Joan of Arc were alive at the same time, from c. 1412 to 1431.

Sejong the Great was 34 when Joan of Arc died.

Sejong the Great

King of Joseon Dynasty

Born 10 April 1397 · died 17 February 1450, aged 52

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

French leader

Born c. 1412 · died 30 May 1431

  1. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  2. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  4. Jan Hus, c. 1375 – 1415
  5. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  6. Donatello, c. 1386 – 1466
  7. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  8. Sejong the Great, 1397 – 1450
  9. Pope Pius II, 1405 – 1464
  10. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431

Sejong the Great and Joan of Arc 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 Sejong the Great and Joan of Arc were born

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