Hongwu Emperor vs Luo Guanzhong
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Compare the life timelines of Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398) and Luo Guanzhong (1330–1400) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1330 to 1398.
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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
Luo Guanzhong (1330–1400)
- — Born, traditionally in Taiyuan, Shanxi Verified
- — Lived through the turmoil of the late Yuan dynasty Verified
- — Reportedly associated with the rebel leader Zhang Shicheng
- — Said to have been a student of Shi Nai'an
- — Wrote plays and vernacular fiction as a professional author Verified
- — Composed Romance of the Three Kingdoms Verified
- — Credited with editing or co-authoring Water Margin
- — Died in the early Ming dynasty Verified