Gebre Mesqel Lalibela vs Shinran
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Compare the life timelines of Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1162–1221) and Shinran (1173–1263) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1173 to 1221.
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Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1162–1221)
- — Born in Roha (later renamed Lalibela) in the Ethiopian highlands
- — Said to have made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, according to tradition
- — Became king of the Zagwe dynasty Verified
- — Married Masqal Kibra
- — Traditionally credited with commissioning the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela Verified
- — Received an embassy connected to the patriarchate of Alexandria
- — Capital city of Roha renamed Lalibela in his honor
- — Canonized as a saint by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- — Died and was succeeded by his nephew Na'akueto La'ab
Shinran (1173–1263)
- — Born near Kyoto Verified
- — Ordained as a Tendai monk on Mount Hiei Verified
- — Left Mount Hiei and became a disciple of Honen Verified
- — Exiled to Echigo province in the nembutsu persecution Verified
- — Married Eshinni Verified
- — Moved to the Kanto region and taught among common people Verified
- — Composed the Kyogyoshinsho Verified
- — Returned to Kyoto and disowned his son Zenran Verified
- — Died in Kyoto Verified