Maimonides vs Nizami Ganjavi
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Compare the life timelines of Maimonides (1138–1204) and Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1141 to 1204.
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Maimonides (1138–1204)
- — Born in Cordoba in Almoravid al-Andalus Verified
- — Family fled Cordoba after the Almohad conquest Verified
- — Settled with his family in Fez, Morocco Verified
- — Completed his Commentary on the Mishnah Verified
- — Settled permanently in Fustat, Egypt Verified
- — Became a leader of the Jewish community of Egypt Verified
- — Completed the Mishneh Torah, his monumental code of Jewish law Verified
- — Appointed physician to the court of Saladin in Egypt Verified
- — Completed The Guide for the Perplexed Verified
- — Died in Fustat, Egypt Verified
Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209)
- — Born in Ganja Verified
- — Orphaned early and raised by his uncle
- — Acquired broad learning in the sciences and literature
- — Married Afaq, a Kipchak slave sent to him by the ruler of Derbent Verified
- — Completed the Makhzan al-Asrar (Treasury of Mysteries) Verified
- — Completed the romance 'Khosrow and Shirin' Verified
- — Completed 'Layla and Majnun' Verified
- — Completed the Haft Peykar (Seven Beauties) Verified
- — Completed the Iskandarnameh (Book of Alexander) Verified
- — Died in Ganja Verified