Nizam al-Mulk vs Ramanuja
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Compare the life timelines of Nizam al-Mulk (1018–1092) and Ramanuja (1017–1137) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1018 to 1092.
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Nizam al-Mulk (1018–1092)
- — Born near Tus in Khorasan Verified
- — Studied Islamic law and administration in Khorasan Verified
- — Entered the service of the Seljuks in Khorasan Verified
- — Appointed vizier of the Seljuk Empire under Alp Arslan Verified
- — Founded the Nizamiyya madrasa of Baghdad Verified
- — Continued as vizier and de facto ruler under Malik-Shah I Verified
- — Wrote the Siyasatnama (Book of Government) Verified
- — Assassinated on the road to Baghdad Verified
Ramanuja (1017–1137)
- — Born in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu Verified
- — Studied Vedanta under Yadava Prakasha in Kanchipuram
- — Renounced householder life and became a sannyasin
- — Became the leading acharya of the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam
- — Fled Chola persecution and settled in Melkote in Hoysala territory
- — Composed the Sri Bhashya, his commentary on the Brahma Sutras Verified
- — Returned to Srirangam after years in exile
- — Died at Srirangam Verified