Pierre de Fermat vs Shah Jahan
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Compare the life timelines of Pierre de Fermat (1607–1665) and Shah Jahan (1592–1666) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 58 years, from 1607 to 1665.
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Pierre de Fermat (1607–1665)
- — Born in Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France Verified
- — Received a bachelor's degree in civil law from the University of Orleans Verified
- — Purchased the office of councillor at the Parlement of Toulouse Verified
- — Married Louise de Long Verified
- — Developed methods of maxima, minima, and tangents anticipating calculus Verified
- — Wrote the marginal note stating Fermat's Last Theorem Verified
- — Co-founded probability theory in correspondence with Blaise Pascal Verified
- — Formulated the principle of least time in optics Verified
- — Died in Castres, France Verified
Shah Jahan (1592–1666)
- — Born Prince Khurram in Lahore Verified
- — Married Arjumand Banu Begum (Mumtaz Mahal) Verified
- — Led successful Mughal campaigns in the Deccan as Prince Khurram Verified
- — Rebelled unsuccessfully against his father Jahangir Verified
- — Ascended the Mughal throne as Emperor Shah Jahan Verified
- — Death of Mumtaz Mahal Verified
- — Commissioned the Taj Mahal at Agra Verified
- — Founded the new capital of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) Verified
- — Deposed by his son Aurangzeb and confined in Agra Fort Verified
- — Died in captivity at Agra Fort Verified