Ismail al-Jazari vs Minamoto no Yoritomo
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Compare the life timelines of Ismail al-Jazari (1136–1206) and Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1147 to 1199.
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Ismail al-Jazari (1136–1206)
- — Born in the Jazira region of Upper Mesopotamia Verified
- — Entered service of the Artuqid dynasty as chief engineer at the Artuklu Palace Verified
- — Served three successive Artuqid rulers over roughly 25 years Verified
- — Commissioned by Sultan Nasir al-Din Mahmud to document his mechanical inventions Verified
- — Designed the elephant clock, an elaborate water-powered automaton clock Verified
- — Developed the double-acting reciprocating suction pump with crankshaft-connecting rod mechanism Verified
- — Completed The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices Verified
- — Died in Diyarbakir Verified
Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199)
- — Born into the Minamoto clan Verified
- — Exiled to Izu after the Heiji Rebellion Verified
- — Married Hojo Masako Verified
- — Raised arms against the Taira, beginning the Genpei War Verified
- — Obtained authority to appoint shugo and jito Verified
- — Victory in the Genpei War at Dan-no-ura Verified
- — Eliminated his brother Minamoto no Yoshitsune Verified
- — Appointed sei-i taishogun, founding the Kamakura shogunate Verified
- — Died at Kamakura Verified