Bhaskara II vs Zhu Xi
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Compare the life timelines of Bhaskara II (1114–1185) and Zhu Xi (1130–1200) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1130 to 1185.
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Bhaskara II (1114–1185)
- — Born in Vijjadavida in the Western Ghats region of the Deccan Verified
- — Educated in mathematics and astronomy by his father Maheshvara Verified
- — Completed the Siddhanta Shiromani, his masterwork on mathematics and astronomy Verified
- — Wrote the Lilavati, his celebrated treatise on arithmetic Verified
- — Wrote the Bijaganita, a landmark treatise on algebra Verified
- — Became head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain Verified
- — Wrote the Karana Kautuhala, a practical manual of astronomical calculation Verified
- — Died, probably at Ujjain Verified
Zhu Xi (1130–1200)
- — Born in Youxi, Fujian Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination at age 18 Verified
- — Studied under the Neo-Confucian master Li Tong Verified
- — Compiled Reflections on Things at Hand (Jinsilu) with Lu Zuqian Verified
- — Debated Lu Jiuyuan at the Goose Lake Temple meeting Verified
- — Revived the White Deer Grotto Academy Verified
- — Published his collected commentaries on the Four Books Verified
- — His teachings proscribed as 'false learning' in a political purge Verified
- — Died in Jianyang, Fujian, still under official proscription Verified