Abbas the Great vs Caravaggio
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Compare the life timelines of Abbas the Great (1571–1629) and Caravaggio (1571–1610) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1571 to 1610.
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Abbas the Great (1571–1629)
- — Born in Herat Verified
- — Became Shah of Iran Verified
- — Signed peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Moved the Safavid capital to Isfahan Verified
- — Reformed the Safavid army Verified
- — Recaptured Tabriz from the Ottomans Verified
- — Ordered the death of his eldest son Mohammad Baqer Mirza Verified
- — Captured Hormuz from the Portuguese Verified
- — Died in Mazandaran Verified
Caravaggio (1571–1610)
- — Born in Milan Verified
- — Apprenticed to the painter Simone Peterzano in Milan Verified
- — Moved to Rome Verified
- — Gained the patronage of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte Verified
- — Completed the Contarelli Chapel paintings including The Calling of Saint Matthew Verified
- — Killed Ranuccio Tomassoni in a brawl and fled Rome Verified
- — Worked in Naples under the protection of the Colonna family Verified
- — Knighted in the Order of Malta, then imprisoned and expelled Verified
- — Died at Porto Ercole while traveling to Rome for a pardon Verified