Guru Nanak vs Piri Reis
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Compare the life timelines of Guru Nanak (1469–1539) and Piri Reis (1465–1553) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1469 to 1539.
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Guru Nanak (1469–1539)
- — Born in Rai Bhoi Ki Talwandi, Punjab Verified
- — Married Mata Sulakhani
- — Worked as a storekeeper in Sultanpur Lodhi
- — Spiritual revelation at the Kali Bein river
- — Undertook the udasis, extensive missionary journeys
- — Settled at Kartarpur on the Ravi River Verified
- — Appointed Bhai Lehna as his successor, Guru Angad Verified
- — Died at Kartarpur Verified
Piri Reis (1465–1553)
- — Born in Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Began seafaring under his uncle, the corsair Kemal Reis Verified
- — Entered official Ottoman naval service with Kemal Reis Verified
- — Drew his first world map, an early surviving map showing the Americas Verified
- — Presented his world map to Sultan Selim I in Egypt Verified
- — Completed the Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Navigation) Verified
- — Produced his second world map Verified
- — Appointed commander of the Ottoman Indian Ocean fleet Verified
- — Led the Ottoman campaign against Portuguese-held Muscat and Hormuz Verified
- — Executed in Cairo Verified