Chikamatsu Monzaemon vs Guru Gobind Singh
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Compare the life timelines of Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653–1725) and Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 42 years, from 1666 to 1708.
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Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653–1725)
- — Born into a samurai family in Echizen Province Verified
- — Moved with his family to Kyoto Verified
- — Began writing plays for the jōruri puppet theatre Verified
- — Began his collaboration with the chanter Takemoto Gidayū Verified
- — Wrote kabuki plays for the actor Sakata Tōjūrō I Verified
- — Premiere of The Love Suicides at Sonezaki Verified
- — Settled in Osaka as staff playwright of the Takemoto-za Verified
- — Premiere of The Battles of Coxinga Verified
- — Premiere of The Love Suicides at Amijima Verified
- — Died in Osaka at about age 72 Verified
Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708)
- — Born in Patna, India Verified
- — Moved with his family to Anandpur in the Punjab hills Verified
- — Became the tenth Sikh Guru after his father's execution Verified
- — Fought the Battle of Bhangani against allied hill rajas Verified
- — Founded the Khalsa at Anandpur on Vaisakhi Verified
- — Evacuated Anandpur after a prolonged siege Verified
- — Lost all four of his sons in the conflict with the Mughals Verified
- — Wrote the Zafarnama, a letter of defiance to Emperor Aurangzeb Verified
- — Declared the Guru Granth Sahib the eternal Guru of the Sikhs Verified
- — Died at Nanded after an assassination attack Verified