Dogen vs Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
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Compare the life timelines of Dogen (1200–1253) and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1200 to 1250.
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Dogen (1200–1253)
- — Born in Kyoto Verified
- — Orphaned in childhood Verified
- — Ordained as a Tendai monk on Mount Hiei Verified
- — Traveled to Song China to study Chan Buddhism Verified
- — Received Dharma transmission from Tiantong Rujing Verified
- — Returned to Japan and began teaching zazen Verified
- — Founded Kosho-ji and composed the Shobogenzo Verified
- — Founded Eihei-ji in Echizen province Verified
- — Died in Kyoto Verified
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250)
- — Born at Jesi in the March of Ancona Verified
- — Crowned King of Sicily as a child Verified
- — Married Constance of Aragon Verified
- — Crowned King of Germany at Mainz Verified
- — Crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome Verified
- — Founded the University of Naples Verified
- — Excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX Verified
- — Recovered Jerusalem by treaty and crowned himself King of Jerusalem Verified
- — Promulgated the Constitutions of Melfi Verified
- — Died at Castel Fiorentino in Apulia Verified