Bartolomeu Dias vs Sesshu Toyo
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Compare the life timelines of Bartolomeu Dias (1450–1500) and Sesshu Toyo (1420–1506) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1450 to 1500.
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Bartolomeu Dias (1450–1500)
- — Born in Portugal Verified
- — Served as a knight of the royal court and superintendent of the royal warehouses
- — Appointed by King John II to lead an expedition around southern Africa Verified
- — Departed Lisbon with three ships Verified
- — Rounded the Cape of Good Hope, first European to do so Verified
- — Returned to Lisbon after a voyage of some sixteen months Verified
- — Supervised construction of ships for Vasco da Gama's India expedition Verified
- — Sailed with Cabral's fleet and was present at the European discovery of Brazil Verified
- — Died in a storm near the Cape of Good Hope Verified
Sesshu Toyo (1420–1506)
- — Born in Bitchu province Verified
- — Entered Zen monastic life as a boy Verified
- — Trained at Shokoku-ji in Kyoto and studied painting under Tensho Shubun Verified
- — Moved to Suo province under Ouchi patronage Verified
- — Traveled to Ming China with a trade mission Verified
- — Returned to Japan and developed his mature style Verified
- — Completed the Long Landscape Scroll (Sansui Chokan) Verified
- — Painted the View of Ama-no-Hashidate in old age Verified
- — Died, traditionally at the age of 87 Verified