Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Battuta and Timur alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Timur were alive at the same time, from 1336 to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta was 32 when Timur was born.

Ibn Battuta

14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Timur

The founder of the Timurid Empire

Born 8–9 April 1336 · died 18–19 February 1405, aged 68

  1. Marco Polo
  2. Dante Alighieri
  3. Ibn Battuta
  4. Petrarch
  5. Hafez
  6. Ibn Khaldun
  7. Timur
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer
Ibn Battuta and Timur in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.