Ismail al-Jazari vs Richard the Lionheart
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Compare the life timelines of Ismail al-Jazari (1136–1206) and Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 42 years, from 1157 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
- — Developed the double-acting reciprocating suction pump with crankshaft-connecting rod mechanism Verified
- — Designed the elephant clock, an elaborate water-powered automaton clock Verified
- — Completed The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices Verified
- — Died in Diyarbakir Verified
Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199)
- — Born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford Verified
- — Installed as Duke of Aquitaine Verified
- — Joined the revolt against his father Henry II Verified
- — Crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey Verified
- — Departed on the Third Crusade Verified
- — Married Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus Verified
- — Defeated Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf Verified
- — Captured near Vienna and imprisoned by Emperor Henry VI Verified
- — Built Château Gaillard in Normandy Verified
- — Died of a crossbow wound at Châlus-Chabrol Verified