El Cid vs Su Shi
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Compare the life timelines of El Cid (1043–1099) and Su Shi (1037–1101) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1043 to 1099.
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El Cid (1043–1099)
- — Born in Vivar, near Burgos Verified
- — Entered the service of Sancho II of Castile Verified
- — Married Jimena Diaz Verified
- — Served the Muslim rulers of Zaragoza Verified
- — Exiled from Castile by Alfonso VI Verified
- — Conquered the city of Valencia Verified
- — Defeated the Almoravids at the Battle of Cuarte Verified
- — Died in Valencia Verified
Su Shi (1037–1101)
- — Born in Meishan, Sichuan Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination with distinction Verified
- — Left the capital to serve in Hangzhou after opposing Wang Anshi's New Policies Verified
- — Arrested in the Crow Terrace Poetry Trial Verified
- — Exiled to Huangzhou, where he adopted the name Dongpo Verified
- — Composed the two Red Cliff rhapsodies Verified
- — Served as governor of Hangzhou and built the Su Causeway on West Lake Verified
- — Exiled to Huizhou in the far south Verified
- — Banished to Danzhou on Hainan Island Verified
- — Died in Changzhou while returning from exile Verified