Dara Shikoh vs Diego Velázquez
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Compare the life timelines of Dara Shikoh (1615–1659) and Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 44 years, from 1615 to 1659.
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Dara Shikoh (1615–1659)
- — Born near Ajmer, India Verified
- — Married Nadira Banu Begum Verified
- — Became a disciple of the Qadiri Sufi saint Mian Mir's successor Mullah Shah Verified
- — Wrote Majma-ul-Bahrain (The Confluence of the Two Seas) Verified
- — Completed the Sirr-i-Akbar, a Persian translation of the Upanishads Verified
- — Named heir apparent as Shah Jahan's health failed Verified
- — Defeated by Aurangzeb at the Battle of Samugarh Verified
- — Captured after betrayal during his flight through Sindh Verified
- — Executed in Delhi on Aurangzeb's orders Verified
Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)
- — Born in Seville, Spain Verified
- — Apprenticed to the painter Francisco Pacheco in Seville Verified
- — Married Juana Pacheco, daughter of his teacher Verified
- — Moved to Madrid and appointed court painter to King Philip IV Verified
- — First journey to Italy to study the Italian masters Verified
- — Painted The Surrender of Breda Verified
- — Second journey to Italy and Portrait of Pope Innocent X Verified
- — Painted Las Meninas Verified
- — Knighted in the Order of Santiago Verified
- — Died in Madrid Verified