Yongle Emperor vs Zeami Motokiyo
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Compare the life timelines of Yongle Emperor (1360–1424) and Zeami Motokiyo (1363–1443) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1363 to 1424.
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Yongle Emperor (1360–1424)
- — Born Zhu Di, fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, in Yingtian (Nanjing) Verified
- — Enfeoffed as Prince of Yan Verified
- — Took up residence at Beiping and led frontier campaigns against the Mongols Verified
- — Launched the Jingnan campaign against the Jianwen Emperor Verified
- — Captured Nanjing and ascended the throne as the Yongle Emperor Verified
- — Dispatched Zheng He on the first of the Ming treasure voyages Verified
- — Completed the Yongle Encyclopedia Verified
- — Moved the Ming capital to Beijing and inaugurated the Forbidden City Verified
- — Died at Yumuchuan while returning from his fifth Mongolian campaign Verified
Zeami Motokiyo (1363–1443)
- — Born into the family of the actor Kan'ami Verified
- — Performed before shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu at Imagumano Verified
- — Educated in courtly arts under shogunal patronage Verified
- — Succeeded his father as head of the Kanze troupe Verified
- — Began writing the Fushikaden Verified
- — Wrote and revised masterpieces of the Noh repertoire Verified
- — Fell from favor under shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori Verified
- — Exiled to Sado Island Verified
- — Died, traditionally in Kyoto Verified