Abel Tasman vs Shah Jahan
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Compare the life timelines of Abel Tasman (1603–1659) and Shah Jahan (1592–1666) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1603 to 1659.
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Abel Tasman (1603–1659)
- — Born in Lutjegast, Netherlands Verified
- — Married Jannetje Tjaers in Amsterdam Verified
- — Entered the service of the Dutch East India Company Verified
- — Departed Batavia on his great voyage of discovery Verified
- — Sighted Tasmania, naming it Van Diemen's Land Verified
- — Became the first European to sight New Zealand Verified
- — Sighted Tonga and the Fiji islands Verified
- — Charted the northern coast of Australia on his second voyage Verified
- — Died in Batavia Verified
Shah Jahan (1592–1666)
- — Born Prince Khurram in Lahore Verified
- — Married Arjumand Banu Begum (Mumtaz Mahal) Verified
- — Led successful Mughal campaigns in the Deccan as Prince Khurram Verified
- — Rebelled unsuccessfully against his father Jahangir Verified
- — Ascended the Mughal throne as Emperor Shah Jahan Verified
- — Death of Mumtaz Mahal Verified
- — Commissioned the Taj Mahal at Agra Verified
- — Founded the new capital of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) Verified
- — Deposed by his son Aurangzeb and confined in Agra Fort Verified
- — Died in captivity at Agra Fort Verified