El Cid vs Rashi
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Compare the life timelines of El Cid (1043–1099) and Rashi (1040–1105) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1043 to 1099.
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El Cid (1043–1099)
- — Born in Vivar, near Burgos Verified
- — Entered the service of Sancho II of Castile Verified
- — Married Jimena Diaz Verified
- — Exiled from Castile by Alfonso VI Verified
- — Served the Muslim rulers of Zaragoza Verified
- — Conquered the city of Valencia Verified
- — Defeated the Almoravids at the Battle of Cuarte Verified
- — Died in Valencia Verified
Rashi (1040–1105)
- — Born in Troyes, Champagne, in northern France Verified
- — Studied at the yeshiva of Yaakov ben Yakar in Worms Verified
- — Continued studies at the yeshiva of Mainz Verified
- — Returned to Troyes Verified
- — Founded his own yeshiva in Troyes Verified
- — Composed his commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud Verified
- — Witnessed the aftermath of the First Crusade massacres of Rhineland Jews Verified
- — Died in Troyes Verified