Who Was Alive

Were William Wallace and Ibn Battuta alive at the same time?

Yes. William Wallace and Ibn Battuta were alive at the same time for 1 year, from 1304 to 1305.

William Wallace was 33 or 34 when Ibn Battuta was born.

Ibn Battuta was 1 when William Wallace died, aged 34 or 35.

William Wallace

William Wallace

Scottish knight

Born 1270 · died 23 August 1305, aged 34 or 35

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

  1. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  2. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  3. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  4. William Wallace, 1270 – 1305
  5. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  6. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

William Wallace 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 William Wallace and Ibn Battuta were born

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