Minamoto no Yoritomo vs Nizami Ganjavi
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Compare the life timelines of Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199) and Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1147 to 1199.
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Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199)
- — Born into the Minamoto clan Verified
- — Exiled to Izu after the Heiji Rebellion Verified
- — Married Hojo Masako Verified
- — Raised arms against the Taira, beginning the Genpei War Verified
- — Obtained authority to appoint shugo and jito Verified
- — Victory in the Genpei War at Dan-no-ura Verified
- — Eliminated his brother Minamoto no Yoshitsune Verified
- — Appointed sei-i taishogun, founding the Kamakura shogunate Verified
- — Died at Kamakura 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