Kabir vs Mehmed the Conqueror
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Compare the life timelines of Kabir (1440–1518) and Mehmed the Conqueror (1432–1481) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1440 to 1481.
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Kabir (1440–1518)
- — Born near Varanasi
- — Raised by a Muslim weaver family
- — Became a disciple of Ramananda
- — Worked as a weaver in Varanasi Verified
- — Composed devotional dohas and songs in vernacular Hindi Verified
- — Criticized ritualism of both Hinduism and Islam Verified
- — Said to have been summoned before Sultan Sikandar Lodi
- — Moved to Maghar late in life
- — Died at Maghar Verified
Mehmed the Conqueror (1432–1481)
- — Birth of Mehmed in Edirne Verified
- — Sent to Amasya as provincial governor for his princely education Verified
- — First accession to the Ottoman throne as a boy Verified
- — Second accession to the Ottoman throne Verified
- — Conquest of Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire Verified
- — Annexation of the Serbian Despotate Verified
- — Construction of Topkapi Palace begun in Constantinople Verified
- — Conquest of the Empire of Trebizond Verified
- — Ottoman landing at Otranto in southern Italy Verified
- — Death of Mehmed II near Gebze Verified