Chikamatsu Monzaemon vs Osei Tutu
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Compare the life timelines of Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653–1725) and Osei Tutu (1660–1717) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1660 to 1717.
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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
Osei Tutu (1660–1717)
- — Born in the Asante region Verified
- — Served at the courts of Denkyira and Akwamu
- — Became ruler of the Kwaman state Verified
- — Established Kumasi as the Asante capital Verified
- — United the Asante clans under the Golden Stool
- — Defeated Denkyira at the Battle of Feyiase Verified
- — Expanded the Asante Empire through conquest Verified
- — Died during a campaign against Akyem Verified