Shinran vs Snorri Sturluson
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Compare the life timelines of Shinran (1173–1263) and Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1179 to 1241.
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Shinran (1173–1263)
- — Born near Kyoto Verified
- — Ordained as a Tendai monk on Mount Hiei Verified
- — Left Mount Hiei and became a disciple of Honen Verified
- — Exiled to Echigo province in the nembutsu persecution Verified
- — Married Eshinni Verified
- — Moved to the Kanto region and taught among common people Verified
- — Composed the Kyogyoshinsho Verified
- — Returned to Kyoto and disowned his son Zenran Verified
- — Died in Kyoto Verified
Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241)
- — Born at Hvammur in Iceland Verified
- — Fostered at Oddi by Jón Loftsson Verified
- — Married Herdís Bersadóttir Verified
- — Settled at Reykholt Verified
- — First term as lawspeaker of the Althing Verified
- — Visited Norway and the Norwegian court Verified
- — Wrote the Prose Edda Verified
- — Second term as lawspeaker Verified
- — Wrote Heimskringla Verified
- — Killed at Reykholt Verified