Al-Ghazali vs El Cid
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Compare the life timelines of Al-Ghazali (1058–1111) and El Cid (1043–1099) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1058 to 1099.
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Al-Ghazali (1058–1111)
- — Born in Tus, Khorasan Verified
- — Studied under al-Juwayni at the Nizamiyya of Nishapur Verified
- — Joined the court of the Seljuk vizier Nizam al-Mulk Verified
- — Appointed professor at the Nizamiyya madrasa of Baghdad Verified
- — Completed 'The Incoherence of the Philosophers' Verified
- — Spiritual crisis and departure from Baghdad Verified
- — Years of wandering and writing the 'Revival of the Religious Sciences' Verified
- — Returned to teaching at the Nizamiyya of Nishapur Verified
- — Died in Tus Verified
El Cid (1043–1099)
- — Born in Vivar, near Burgos Verified
- — Entered the service of Sancho II of Castile Verified
- — Married Jimena Diaz Verified
- — Exiled from Castile by Alfonso VI Verified
- — Served the Muslim rulers of Zaragoza Verified
- — Conquered the city of Valencia Verified
- — Defeated the Almoravids at the Battle of Cuarte Verified
- — Died in Valencia Verified