Li Shizhen vs Mimar Sinan
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Compare the life timelines of Li Shizhen (1518–1593) and Mimar Sinan (1490–1588) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1518 to 1588.
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Li Shizhen (1518–1593)
- — Born in Qizhou, Hubei province Verified
- — Passed the county-level imperial examination Verified
- — Abandoned the examination path to study medicine Verified
- — Served as physician to the Prince of Chu Verified
- — Worked at the Imperial Medical Institute in Beijing Verified
- — Began compiling the Bencao Gangmu Verified
- — Completed the draft of the Bencao Gangmu Verified
- — Sought publication of the Bencao Gangmu in Nanjing Verified
- — Died in Qizhou, Hubei Verified
Mimar Sinan (1490–1588)
- — Born in Agirnas near Kayseri in central Anatolia Verified
- — Recruited into Ottoman service through the devshirme levy Verified
- — Served as a Janissary and military engineer in Ottoman campaigns Verified
- — Appointed chief royal architect of the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Completed the Sehzade Mosque in Istanbul Verified
- — Built the Suleymaniye Mosque complex in Istanbul Verified
- — Built the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, his masterpiece Verified
- — Died in Istanbul Verified