Su Shi vs Wang Anshi
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Compare the life timelines of Su Shi (1037–1101) and Wang Anshi (1021–1086) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1037 to 1086.
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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
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