Hongwu Emperor vs Nicole Oresme
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Compare the life timelines of Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398) and Nicole Oresme (1320–1382) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1328 to 1382.
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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
Nicole Oresme (1320–1382)
- — Born near Caen in Normandy, France Verified
- — Studied the arts at the University of Paris Verified
- — Wrote De moneta, a pioneering treatise on money and coinage Verified
- — Received his doctorate in theology from the College of Navarre, Paris Verified
- — Appointed grand master of the College of Navarre Verified
- — Appointed dean of the Cathedral of Rouen Verified
- — Translated Aristotle's works into French for King Charles V Verified
- — Wrote Livre du ciel et du monde, discussing the possible rotation of the Earth Verified
- — Consecrated Bishop of Lisieux Verified
- — Died in Lisieux, France Verified