Hafez vs Ibn Khaldun

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Compare the life timelines of Hafez (1325–1390) and Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 58 years, from 1332 to 1390.

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Hafez (1325–1390)

c. 1325 — Born in Shiraz, Persia Verified
c. 1338 — Received a traditional religious and literary education in Shiraz
c. 1340 — Memorized the Quran in his youth
c. 1350 – c. 1390 — Composed the ghazals of his Divan Verified
c. 1353 – c. 1358 — Period of disfavor during the rule of Mubariz al-Din
c. 1355 — Became a court poet under the Muzaffarid rulers of Shiraz Verified
c. 1358 — Restored to favor under Shah Shuja Verified
c. 1390 — Died in Shiraz Verified

Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406)

27 May 1332 — Born in Tunis, Hafsid Sultanate Verified
1377 — Completed the Muqaddimah at Qal'at ibn Salama Verified
1384 — Appointed Maliki chief judge in Cairo
January 1401 — Met the conqueror Timur outside besieged Damascus Verified
17 March 1406 — Died in Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate Verified