Artemisia Gentileschi vs Aurangzeb

Compare the life timelines of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1656) and Aurangzeb (1618–1707) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 38 years, from 1618 to 1656.

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Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1656)

8 July 1593 — Born in Rome Verified
c. 1605 — Trained in the workshop of her father Orazio Gentileschi Verified
1610 — Painted Susanna and the Elders, her first signed work Verified
May 1611 — Raped by Agostino Tassi; testified at his trial in Rome Verified
29 November 1612 — Married Pierantonio Stiattesi and moved to Florence Verified
c. 1614 – c. 1620 — Painted Judith Slaying Holofernes Verified
19 July 1616 — Became the first woman admitted to the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno Verified
c. 1630 — Settled in Naples Verified
1638 – c. 1640 — Worked in London at the court of Charles I alongside her father Verified
c. 1656 — Died in Naples Verified

Aurangzeb (1618–1707)

3 November 1618 — Born in Dahod, Gujarat Verified
1636 — Appointed Viceroy of the Deccan Verified
29 May 1658 — Defeated his brother Dara Shikoh at the Battle of Samugarh Verified
31 July 1658 — Deposed his father Shah Jahan and crowned himself emperor Verified
30 August 1659 — Executed his rival brother Dara Shikoh Verified
2 April 1679 — Reimposed the jizya tax on non-Muslims Verified
1681 – 1707 — Spent his final decades campaigning against the Marathas in the Deccan Verified
12 September 1686 — Conquered the Sultanate of Bijapur Verified
September 1687 — Conquered the Sultanate of Golconda Verified
3 March 1707 — Died at Ahmednagar in the Deccan Verified