Hongwu Emperor vs John Wycliffe
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Compare the life timelines of Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398) and John Wycliffe (1328–1384) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1328 to 1384.
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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
John Wycliffe (1328–1384)
- — Born in Yorkshire, England Verified
- — Studied at the University of Oxford Verified
- — Became Master of Balliol College, Oxford Verified
- — Received his doctorate in theology at Oxford Verified
- — Served on a royal embassy to Bruges Verified
- — Propositions condemned by Pope Gregory XI Verified
- — Retired to his parish at Lutterworth Verified
- — Inspired the first complete English translation of the Bible Verified
- — Died at Lutterworth after a stroke Verified