Jayavarman VII vs Zhu Xi
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Compare the life timelines of Jayavarman VII (1122–1218) and Zhu Xi (1130–1200) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1130 to 1200.
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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
Zhu Xi (1130–1200)
- — Born in Youxi, Fujian Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination at age 18 Verified
- — Studied under the Neo-Confucian master Li Tong Verified
- — Compiled Reflections on Things at Hand (Jinsilu) with Lu Zuqian Verified
- — Debated Lu Jiuyuan at the Goose Lake Temple meeting Verified
- — Revived the White Deer Grotto Academy Verified
- — Published his collected commentaries on the Four Books Verified
- — His teachings proscribed as 'false learning' in a political purge Verified
- — Died in Jianyang, Fujian, still under official proscription Verified