Francisco Goya vs Shaka Zulu
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Compare the life timelines of Francisco Goya (1746–1828) and Shaka Zulu (1787–1828) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1787 to 1828.
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Francisco Goya (1746–1828)
- — Born in Fuendetodos, Aragon Verified
- — Apprenticed to the painter José Luzán in Zaragoza Verified
- — Married Josefa Bayeu Verified
- — Began designing tapestry cartoons for the Royal Tapestry Factory Verified
- — Appointed painter to King Charles III, later First Court Painter Verified
- — Suffered a severe illness that left him permanently deaf Verified
- — Published the satirical print series Los Caprichos Verified
- — Painted The Second of May 1808 and The Third of May 1808 Verified
- — Created the Black Paintings at the Quinta del Sordo Verified
- — Moved into voluntary exile in Bordeaux, France, where he died Verified
Shaka Zulu (1787–1828)
- — Born in the Zulu chiefdom, in present-day KwaZulu-Natal Verified
- — Spent his youth in exile among his mother's people
- — Served as a warrior under Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa Verified
- — Became chief of the Zulu Verified
- — Reformed Zulu military organisation and tactics Verified
- — Assumed leadership of the Mthethwa alliance after Dingiswayo's death Verified
- — Defeated the Ndwandwe and expanded the Zulu Kingdom Verified
- — Granted trading access to British settlers at Port Natal Verified
- — Death of his mother Nandi Verified
- — Assassinated at KwaDukuza Verified