Rashi vs Su Shi
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Compare the life timelines of Rashi (1040–1105) and Su Shi (1037–1101) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1040 to 1101.
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Rashi (1040–1105)
- — Born in Troyes, Champagne, in northern France Verified
- — Studied at the yeshiva of Yaakov ben Yakar in Worms Verified
- — Continued studies at the yeshiva of Mainz Verified
- — Returned to Troyes Verified
- — Founded his own yeshiva in Troyes Verified
- — Composed his commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud Verified
- — Witnessed the aftermath of the First Crusade massacres of Rhineland Jews Verified
- — Died in Troyes Verified
Su Shi (1037–1101)
- — Born in Meishan, Sichuan Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination with distinction Verified
- — Left the capital to serve in Hangzhou after opposing Wang Anshi's New Policies Verified
- — Arrested in the Crow Terrace Poetry Trial Verified
- — Exiled to Huangzhou, where he adopted the name Dongpo Verified
- — Composed the two Red Cliff rhapsodies Verified
- — Served as governor of Hangzhou and built the Su Causeway on West Lake Verified
- — Exiled to Huizhou in the far south Verified
- — Banished to Danzhou on Hainan Island Verified
- — Died in Changzhou while returning from exile Verified