Jayavarman VII vs Saladin
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Compare the life timelines of Jayavarman VII (1122–1218) and Saladin (1137–1193) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1137 to 1193.
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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
Saladin (1137–1193)
- — Born in Tikrit Verified
- — Raised and educated in Damascus Verified
- — Joined his uncle Shirkuh's campaigns in Egypt Verified
- — Became vizier of Egypt Verified
- — Abolished the Fatimid Caliphate Verified
- — Proclaimed Sultan of Egypt and Syria, founding the Ayyubid dynasty Verified
- — Destroyed the Crusader army at the Battle of Hattin Verified
- — Recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders Verified
- — Concluded the Treaty of Jaffa with Richard the Lionheart Verified
- — Died in Damascus Verified