Shen Kuo vs Su Shi
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Compare the life timelines of Shen Kuo (1031–1095) and Su Shi (1037–1101) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 58 years, from 1037 to 1095.
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Shen Kuo (1031–1095)
- — Born in Qiantang (modern Hangzhou) Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination Verified
- — Appointed head of the Bureau of Astronomy Verified
- — Proposed a theory of land formation from observations of fossils and erosion Verified
- — Led a diplomatic mission to the Liao dynasty Verified
- — Held responsible for the Song defeat at Yongle Fortress and removed from office Verified
- — Retired to the Dream Brook estate in Runzhou Verified
- — Completed the Dream Pool Essays (Mengxi Bitan) Verified
- — Died at Dream Brook in Runzhou Verified
Su Shi (1037–1101)
- — Born in Meishan, Sichuan Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination with distinction Verified
- — Left the capital to serve in Hangzhou after opposing Wang Anshi's New Policies Verified
- — Arrested in the Crow Terrace Poetry Trial Verified
- — Exiled to Huangzhou, where he adopted the name Dongpo Verified
- — Composed the two Red Cliff rhapsodies Verified
- — Served as governor of Hangzhou and built the Su Causeway on West Lake Verified
- — Exiled to Huizhou in the far south Verified
- — Banished to Danzhou on Hainan Island Verified
- — Died in Changzhou while returning from exile Verified