Guo Shoujing vs Kublai Khan
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Compare the life timelines of Guo Shoujing (1231–1316) and Kublai Khan (1215–1294) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1231 to 1294.
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Guo Shoujing (1231–1316)
- — Born in Xingtai, Hebei Verified
- — Studied under the scholar-statesman Liu Bingzhong's circle Verified
- — Entered the service of Kublai Khan as a hydraulic engineer Verified
- — Surveyed and improved irrigation and waterways in the Gansu region Verified
- — Appointed to lead the reform of the imperial calendar Verified
- — Completed the Shoushi calendar Verified
- — Became head of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau Verified
- — Completed the Tonghui Canal linking Dadu to the Grand Canal Verified
- — Died in Dadu (modern Beijing) Verified
Kublai Khan (1215–1294)
- — Birth of Kublai, grandson of Genghis Khan Verified
- — Given administrative responsibility over northern Chinese territories Verified
- — Conquest of the Kingdom of Dali in Yunnan Verified
- — Proclaimed great khan of the Mongol Empire at Xanadu Verified
- — Establishment of the capital at Dadu (modern Beijing) Verified
- — Proclamation of the Yuan dynasty Verified
- — Failed invasions of Japan Verified
- — Service of Marco Polo at Kublai's court
- — Completion of the conquest of the Song dynasty Verified
- — Death of Kublai Khan in Dadu Verified