Hafez vs Hongwu Emperor
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Compare the life timelines of Hafez (1325–1390) and Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1328 to 1390.
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Hafez (1325–1390)
- — Born in Shiraz, Persia Verified
- — Received a traditional religious and literary education in Shiraz
- — Memorized the Quran in his youth
- — Composed the ghazals of his Divan Verified
- — Period of disfavor during the rule of Mubariz al-Din
- — Became a court poet under the Muzaffarid rulers of Shiraz Verified
- — Restored to favor under Shah Shuja Verified
- — Died in Shiraz 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