Jayavarman VII vs Nizami Ganjavi
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Compare the life timelines of Jayavarman VII (1122–1218) and Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1141 to 1209.
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Jayavarman VII (1122–1218)
- — Born a son of King Dharanindravarman II Verified
- — Married Jayarajadevi, his influential first wife Verified
- — Lived away from power during the reigns of his predecessors
- — Fought to expel the Chams after their sack of Angkor Verified
- — Crowned king of the Khmer Empire Verified
- — Built Ta Prohm in honor of his mother Verified
- — Rebuilt the capital as Angkor Thom centered on the Bayon Verified
- — Dedicated Preah Khan in honor of his father Verified
- — Annexed Champa as a Khmer province Verified
- — Died at an advanced age Verified
Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209)
- — Born in Ganja Verified
- — Orphaned early and raised by his uncle
- — Acquired broad learning in the sciences and literature
- — Married Afaq, a Kipchak slave sent to him by the ruler of Derbent Verified
- — Completed the Makhzan al-Asrar (Treasury of Mysteries) Verified
- — Completed the romance 'Khosrow and Shirin' Verified
- — Completed 'Layla and Majnun' Verified
- — Completed the Haft Peykar (Seven Beauties) Verified
- — Completed the Iskandarnameh (Book of Alexander) Verified
- — Died in Ganja Verified