Nizam al-Mulk vs Shen Kuo
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Compare the life timelines of Nizam al-Mulk (1018–1092) and Shen Kuo (1031–1095) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1031 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
Shen Kuo (1031–1095)
- — Born in Qiantang (modern Hangzhou) Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination Verified
- — Appointed head of the Bureau of Astronomy Verified
- — Proposed a theory of land formation from observations of fossils and erosion Verified
- — Led a diplomatic mission to the Liao dynasty Verified
- — Held responsible for the Song defeat at Yongle Fortress and removed from office Verified
- — Retired to the Dream Brook estate in Runzhou Verified
- — Completed the Dream Pool Essays (Mengxi Bitan) Verified
- — Died at Dream Brook in Runzhou Verified