Luís de Camões vs Sen no Rikyu
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Compare the life timelines of Luís de Camões (1524–1580) and Sen no Rikyu (1522–1591) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1524 to 1580.
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Luís de Camões (1524–1580)
- — Born, probably in Lisbon
- — Educated in the humanist tradition, possibly at Coimbra
- — Lost his right eye on military service in North Africa Verified
- — Imprisoned in Lisbon for wounding a royal official Verified
- — Sailed for India Verified
- — Shipwrecked near the Mekong Delta
- — Returned to Lisbon Verified
- — Published Os Lusíadas Verified
- — Granted a royal pension by King Sebastian Verified
- — Died in Lisbon 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
- — Became chief tea master to Toyotomi Hideyoshi Verified
- — Perfected wabi-cha and the small rustic tea room 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