Baibars vs Saadi Shirazi
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Compare the life timelines of Baibars (1223–1277) and Saadi Shirazi (1210–1291) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1223 to 1277.
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Baibars (1223–1277)
- — Born in the Kipchak steppe Verified
- — Sold into slavery and trained as a Mamluk in Egypt Verified
- — Fought at the Battle of La Forbie Verified
- — Helped defeat the Crusaders of Louis IX at al-Mansurah Verified
- — Commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Ain Jalut Verified
- — Became Sultan of Egypt and Syria Verified
- — Captured the Crusader city of Antioch Verified
- — Captured the fortress of Krak des Chevaliers Verified
- — Defeated the Mongols at the Battle of Elbistan Verified
- — Died in Damascus Verified
Saadi Shirazi (1210–1291)
- — Born in Shiraz, Persia Verified
- — Orphaned at a young age
- — Left Shiraz to study at the Nizamiyya of Baghdad Verified
- — Decades of travel across the Islamic world Verified
- — Claimed capture by Crusaders in Syria
- — Returned to Shiraz Verified
- — Completed the Bustan (The Orchard) Verified
- — Completed the Gulistan (The Rose Garden) Verified
- — Died in Shiraz Verified