Hafez vs Timur
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Compare the life timelines of Hafez (1325–1390) and Timur (1336–1405) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1336 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
Timur (1336–1405)
- — Birth of Timur near Kesh in Transoxiana Verified
- — Wounded by arrows, leaving him lame in the right leg Verified
- — Marriage to Saray Mulk Khanum, gaining the title Gurkani Verified
- — Became effective ruler of Transoxiana with his capital at Samarkand Verified
- — Decisive defeat of Tokhtamysh and the Golden Horde Verified
- — Invasion of India and the sack of Delhi Verified
- — Sack of Baghdad Verified
- — Victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Ankara Verified
- — Death of Timur at Otrar during a campaign against Ming China Verified