Saladin vs Zhu Xi
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Compare the life timelines of Saladin (1137–1193) and Zhu Xi (1130–1200) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1137 to 1193.
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Saladin (1137–1193)
- — Born in Tikrit Verified
- — Raised and educated in Damascus Verified
- — Joined his uncle Shirkuh's campaigns in Egypt Verified
- — Became vizier of Egypt Verified
- — Abolished the Fatimid Caliphate Verified
- — Proclaimed Sultan of Egypt and Syria, founding the Ayyubid dynasty Verified
- — Destroyed the Crusader army at the Battle of Hattin Verified
- — Recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders Verified
- — Concluded the Treaty of Jaffa with Richard the Lionheart Verified
- — Died in Damascus 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