Geoffrey Chaucer vs Hongwu Emperor
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Compare the life timelines of Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400) and Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1343 to 1398.
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Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Captured near Reims during the Hundred Years' War and ransomed Verified
- — Began writing The Canterbury Tales
- — Appointed Clerk of the King's Works Verified
- — Died in London and was buried in Westminster Abbey Verified
Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398)
- — Born Zhu Yuanzhang to a poor peasant family in Haozhou Verified
- — Orphaned by famine and plague; entered Huangjue Temple as a novice monk Verified
- — Joined the Red Turban rebellion under Guo Zixing Verified
- — Married Lady Ma, the future Empress Ma Verified
- — Captured Nanjing and made it his base Verified
- — Defeated rival warlord Chen Youliang at the Battle of Lake Poyang Verified
- — Proclaimed emperor and founded the Ming dynasty Verified
- — Purged chancellor Hu Weiyong and abolished the chancellorship Verified
- — Died in Nanjing and was succeeded by his grandson Verified