Ibn Khaldun
Born in Tunis, he wrote the Muqaddimah on the rise and fall of dynasties, a forerunner of sociology; he met Timur outside Damascus.
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1300) | At death (map of 1400) |
|---|---|---|
| Tunis | Hafsid Caliphate | same |
| Cairo | Mamluk Sultanate | same |
| Fez | Morocco | same |
| Damascus | Mamluk Sultanate | same |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Timur sacks Damascus | Damascus |
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Kosovo · 1389
- Battle of Nicopolis · 1396
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1336 – 1405 | Timur (Tamerlane) | Founder of the Timurid Empire |
| 1328 – 1398 | Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor) | Founder of the Ming dynasty |
| c. 1315 – 1390 | Hafez | Poet |
| 1360 – 1424 | Zhu Di (Yongle Emperor) | Ming emperor |
| 1304 – 1374 | Petrarch | Poet and humanist |
| 1304 – 1369 | Ibn Battuta | Traveller |
| 1371 – 1433 | Zheng He | Admiral and explorer |
| c. 1372 – 1415 | Jan Hus | Church reformer |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.