Bayinnaung vs Gerardus Mercator
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Compare the life timelines of Bayinnaung (1516–1581) and Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1516 to 1581.
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Bayinnaung (1516–1581)
- — Born in Toungoo, Burma Verified
- — Married Atula Thiri, sister of King Tabinshwehti
- — Won the Battle of Naungyo as a general under King Tabinshwehti Verified
- — Became king of the Toungoo dynasty after Tabinshwehti's assassination Verified
- — Conquered Ava and reunified Upper Burma Verified
- — Conquered the Lan Na kingdom of Chiang Mai Verified
- — Captured Ayutthaya, capital of Siam Verified
- — Retook Ayutthaya and ruled the largest empire in Southeast Asian history Verified
- — Died in Pegu during preparations for a campaign against Arakan Verified
Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594)
- — Born in Rupelmonde, County of Flanders Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Leuven Verified
- — Married Barbara Schellekens in Leuven Verified
- — Constructed a celebrated terrestrial globe Verified
- — Imprisoned for several months on suspicion of heresy Verified
- — Moved to Duisburg in the Duchy of Cleves Verified
- — Appointed court cosmographer to Duke Wilhelm of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Verified
- — Published the 1569 world map introducing the Mercator projection Verified
- — Published the first parts of his Atlas Verified
- — Died in Duisburg Verified