Maimonides vs Zhu Xi
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Compare the life timelines of Maimonides (1138–1204) and Zhu Xi (1130–1200) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1138 to 1200.
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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
- — Settled permanently in Fustat, Egypt Verified
- — Completed his Commentary on the Mishnah 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
Zhu Xi (1130–1200)
- — Born in Youxi, Fujian Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination at age 18 Verified
- — Studied under the Neo-Confucian master Li Tong Verified
- — Debated Lu Jiuyuan at the Goose Lake Temple meeting Verified
- — Compiled Reflections on Things at Hand (Jinsilu) with Lu Zuqian Verified
- — Revived the White Deer Grotto Academy Verified
- — Published his collected commentaries on the Four Books Verified
- — His teachings proscribed as 'false learning' in a political purge Verified
- — Died in Jianyang, Fujian, still under official proscription Verified