Aurangzeb vs Baruch Spinoza
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Compare the life timelines of Aurangzeb (1618–1707) and Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1632 to 1677.
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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
Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677)
- — Born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic Verified
- — Educated at the Talmud Torah school of Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community Verified
- — Took over the family import business with his brother after his father's death Verified
- — Worked as a lens grinder while pursuing philosophy Verified
- — Expelled from Amsterdam's Jewish community by writ of cherem Verified
- — Published Principles of Cartesian Philosophy, the only work issued under his own name Verified
- — Published the Theological-Political Treatise anonymously Verified
- — Moved to The Hague Verified
- — Declined the chair of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg Verified
- — Died in The Hague; the Ethics published posthumously the same year Verified