Ramanuja vs Wang Anshi
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Compare the life timelines of Ramanuja (1017–1137) and Wang Anshi (1021–1086) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1021 to 1086.
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Ramanuja (1017–1137)
- — Born in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu Verified
- — Studied Vedanta under Yadava Prakasha in Kanchipuram
- — Renounced householder life and became a sannyasin
- — Became the leading acharya of the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam
- — Fled Chola persecution and settled in Melkote in Hoysala territory
- — Composed the Sri Bhashya, his commentary on the Brahma Sutras Verified
- — Returned to Srirangam after years in exile
- — Died at Srirangam 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