Diego Velázquez vs Shah Jahan
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Compare the life timelines of Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) and Shah Jahan (1592–1666) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1599 to 1660.
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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
Shah Jahan (1592–1666)
- — Born Prince Khurram in Lahore Verified
- — Married Arjumand Banu Begum (Mumtaz Mahal) Verified
- — Led successful Mughal campaigns in the Deccan as Prince Khurram Verified
- — Rebelled unsuccessfully against his father Jahangir Verified
- — Ascended the Mughal throne as Emperor Shah Jahan Verified
- — Death of Mumtaz Mahal Verified
- — Commissioned the Taj Mahal at Agra Verified
- — Founded the new capital of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) Verified
- — Deposed by his son Aurangzeb and confined in Agra Fort Verified
- — Died in captivity at Agra Fort Verified