Nizami Ganjavi vs Zhu Xi
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Compare the life timelines of Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209) and Zhu Xi (1130–1200) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1141 to 1200.
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Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209)
- — Born in Ganja Verified
- — Orphaned early and raised by his uncle
- — Acquired broad learning in the sciences and literature
- — Married Afaq, a Kipchak slave sent to him by the ruler of Derbent Verified
- — Completed the Makhzan al-Asrar (Treasury of Mysteries) Verified
- — Completed the romance 'Khosrow and Shirin' Verified
- — Completed 'Layla and Majnun' Verified
- — Completed the Haft Peykar (Seven Beauties) Verified
- — Completed the Iskandarnameh (Book of Alexander) Verified
- — Died in Ganja Verified
Zhu Xi (1130–1200)
- — Born in Youxi, Fujian Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination at age 18 Verified
- — Studied under the Neo-Confucian master Li Tong Verified
- — Compiled Reflections on Things at Hand (Jinsilu) with Lu Zuqian Verified
- — Debated Lu Jiuyuan at the Goose Lake Temple meeting Verified
- — Revived the White Deer Grotto Academy Verified
- — Published his collected commentaries on the Four Books Verified
- — His teachings proscribed as 'false learning' in a political purge Verified
- — Died in Jianyang, Fujian, still under official proscription Verified