Aurangzeb vs Ihara Saikaku
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Compare the life timelines of Aurangzeb (1618–1707) and Ihara Saikaku (1642–1693) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 51 years, from 1642 to 1693.
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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
Ihara Saikaku (1642–1693)
- — Born into a merchant family in Osaka Verified
- — Began composing haikai poetry in the Danrin school Verified
- — Turned the family business over to clerks to devote himself to literature Verified
- — Death of his wife Verified
- — Published The Life of an Amorous Man, founding the ukiyo-zōshi genre Verified
- — Performed a legendary marathon solo haikai composition at Sumiyoshi Shrine
- — Published The Life of an Amorous Woman and Five Women Who Loved Love Verified
- — Published The Japanese Family Storehouse, tales of merchant life Verified
- — Died in Osaka at about age 51 Verified