Nizam al-Mulk vs Wang Anshi
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Compare the life timelines of Nizam al-Mulk (1018–1092) and Wang Anshi (1021–1086) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1021 to 1086.
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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
Wang Anshi (1021–1086)
- — Born in Linchuan, Fuzhou Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination with high honors Verified
- — Submitted the Ten Thousand Word Memorial urging institutional reform Verified
- — Appointed vice chancellor by Emperor Shenzong and began the New Policies Verified
- — Promoted to chancellor Verified
- — Dismissed from the chancellorship amid drought and opposition Verified
- — Briefly restored as chancellor Verified
- — Retired from government to Jiangning Verified
- — Died in Jiangning as his reforms were being dismantled Verified