Nizam al-Mulk vs Su Shi
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Compare the life timelines of Nizam al-Mulk (1018–1092) and Su Shi (1037–1101) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1037 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
Su Shi (1037–1101)
- — Born in Meishan, Sichuan Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination with distinction Verified
- — Left the capital to serve in Hangzhou after opposing Wang Anshi's New Policies Verified
- — Arrested in the Crow Terrace Poetry Trial Verified
- — Exiled to Huangzhou, where he adopted the name Dongpo Verified
- — Composed the two Red Cliff rhapsodies Verified
- — Served as governor of Hangzhou and built the Su Causeway on West Lake Verified
- — Exiled to Huizhou in the far south Verified
- — Banished to Danzhou on Hainan Island Verified
- — Died in Changzhou while returning from exile Verified