Alexander Pope vs Aurangzeb
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Compare the life timelines of Alexander Pope (1688–1744) and Aurangzeb (1618–1707) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 19 years, from 1688 to 1707.
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Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Largely self-educated because of anti-Catholic laws Verified
- — Contracted tuberculosis of the bone (Pott's disease) Verified
- — Published An Essay on Criticism Verified
- — Published The Rape of the Lock Verified
- — Published his verse translation of Homer's Iliad Verified
- — Moved to his villa at Twickenham Verified
- — Published The Dunciad Verified
- — Published An Essay on Man Verified
- — Died at Twickenham Verified
Aurangzeb (1618–1707)
- — Born in Dahod, Gujarat Verified
- — Appointed Viceroy of the Deccan Verified
- — Defeated his brother Dara Shikoh at the Battle of Samugarh Verified
- — Deposed his father Shah Jahan and crowned himself emperor Verified
- — Executed his rival brother Dara Shikoh Verified
- — Reimposed the jizya tax on non-Muslims Verified
- — Spent his final decades campaigning against the Marathas in the Deccan Verified
- — Conquered the Sultanate of Bijapur Verified
- — Conquered the Sultanate of Golconda Verified
- — Died at Ahmednagar in the Deccan Verified