Li Shizhen vs Sen no Rikyu
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Compare the life timelines of Li Shizhen (1518–1593) and Sen no Rikyu (1522–1591) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1522 to 1591.
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Li Shizhen (1518–1593)
- — Born in Qizhou, Hubei province Verified
- — Passed the county-level imperial examination Verified
- — Abandoned the examination path to study medicine Verified
- — Served as physician to the Prince of Chu Verified
- — Worked at the Imperial Medical Institute in Beijing Verified
- — Began compiling the Bencao Gangmu Verified
- — Completed the draft of the Bencao Gangmu Verified
- — Sought publication of the Bencao Gangmu in Nanjing Verified
- — Died in Qizhou, Hubei Verified
Sen no Rikyu (1522–1591)
- — Born in the merchant city of Sakai Verified
- — Began studying the way of tea in his youth Verified
- — Practiced Zen at Daitoku-ji Verified
- — Served as a tea master to Oda Nobunaga Verified
- — Perfected wabi-cha and the small rustic tea room Verified
- — Became chief tea master to Toyotomi Hideyoshi Verified
- — Conducted tea at the imperial palace and received the name Rikyu Verified
- — Helped direct the Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony Verified
- — Ordered by Hideyoshi to commit seppuku Verified