Aurangzeb vs Seki Takakazu
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Compare the life timelines of Aurangzeb (1618–1707) and Seki Takakazu (1642–1708) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1642 to 1707.
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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
Seki Takakazu (1642–1708)
- — Born into a samurai family, probably in Fujioka Verified
- — Studied mathematics largely as a self-taught prodigy
- — Served the Kōfu domain as an accountant and examiner Verified
- — Published Hatsubi Sanpō Verified
- — Developed a theory of resultants and determinants Verified
- — Discovered Bernoulli numbers Verified
- — Became a shogunate samurai when his lord became shogun heir Verified
- — Died in Edo Verified