Chrétien de Troyes vs Zhu Xi
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Compare the life timelines of Chrétien de Troyes (1130–1191) and Zhu Xi (1130–1200) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1130 to 1191.
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Chrétien de Troyes (1130–1191)
- — Born, probably in or near Troyes
- — Active at the court of Champagne Verified
- — Wrote Erec and Enide Verified
- — Wrote Cligès Verified
- — Wrote Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart Verified
- — Wrote Yvain, the Knight of the Lion Verified
- — Began Perceval, the Story of the Grail, for Philip of Flanders Verified
- — Died, date and circumstances unknown
Zhu Xi (1130–1200)
- — Born in Youxi, Fujian Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination at age 18 Verified
- — Studied under the Neo-Confucian master Li Tong Verified
- — Compiled Reflections on Things at Hand (Jinsilu) with Lu Zuqian Verified
- — Debated Lu Jiuyuan at the Goose Lake Temple meeting Verified
- — Revived the White Deer Grotto Academy Verified
- — Published his collected commentaries on the Four Books Verified
- — His teachings proscribed as 'false learning' in a political purge Verified
- — Died in Jianyang, Fujian, still under official proscription Verified