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AkbarMughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
Elizabeth I of EnglandQueen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603
Catherine II of RussiaEmpress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
George WashingtonU.S. Founding Father, president from 1789 to 1797
NapoleonFrench general and emperor (1769–1821)
Simón BolívarVenezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)
RembrandtDutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist (1760–1849)- PhilippinesArchipelagic country in Southeast Asia
- ThailandCountry in Southeast Asia
- Saudi ArabiaCountry in West Asia
René DescartesFrench philosopher and mathematician (1596–1650)
John LockeEnglish philosopher and physician (1632–1704)
Adam SmithScottish economist and philosopher (1723–1790)
Immanuel KantGerman philosopher (1724–1804)
Mary WollstonecraftEnglish writer and philosopher (1759–1797)- SpainCountry in Southern and Western Europe
- United StatesCountry primarily in North America
William ShakespeareEnglish playwright and poet (1564–1616)
VoltaireFrench writer and philosopher (1694–1778)
Johann Sebastian BachGerman composer (1685–1750)
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartComposer (1756–1791)
Ludwig van BeethovenGerman composer (1770–1827)
Mughal Empire1526–1857 empire in South Asia
Age of EnlightenmentEuropean cultural movement- British EmpireTerritories ruled by the United Kingdom
- Galileo GalileiItalian physicist and astronomer (1564–1642)
Isaac NewtonEnglish polymath (1642–1727)
Antoine LavoisierFrench nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)
Michael FaradayEnglish chemist and physicist (1791–1867)
Leonhard EulerSwiss mathematician (1707–1783)
Carl Friedrich GaussGerman scholar (1777–1855)
BangkokCapital and largest city of Thailand
MumbaiCapital of Maharashtra, India
Mexico CityCapital and most populous city of Mexico
New York CityMost populous city in the United States
São PauloMost populous city in Brazil- Mercator projectionCylindrical conformal map projection
Pieter Brueghel the ElderDutch and Flemish painter (c. 1525/30–1569)
El GrecoGreek painter of the Spanish Renaissance (1541–1614)
CaravaggioItalian painter (1571–1610)
Peter Paul RubensFlemish artist and diplomat (1577–1640)
Artemisia GentileschiItalian painter (born 1593)
Nicolas PoussinFrench Baroque painter (1594–1665)
Diego VelázquezSpanish painter (1599–1660)
Johannes VermeerDutch painter (1632–1675)
Jean-Antoine WatteauFrench painter (1684–1721)
William HogarthEnglish painter, engraver and satirist (1697–1764)
Francisco GoyaSpanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)
Jacques-Louis DavidFrench painter (1748–1825)
Caspar David FriedrichGerman Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)
J. M. W. TurnerEnglish painter (1775–1851)
John ConstableEnglish painter (1776–1837)
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresFrench painter (1780–1867)
Eugène DelacroixFrench painter (1798–1863)
Gian Lorenzo BerniniItalian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)
Andrea PalladioVenetian architect (1508–1580)
Christopher WrenEnglish architect (1632–1723)
Antonio StradivariItalian luthier (1644–1737)
ShitaoChinese painter (1642–1707)
Utagawa HiroshigeJapanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist- TTelescopeInstrument that makes distant objects appear magnified
RomanticismArtistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement
Thirty Years' WarMajor war in Central Europe (1618–1648)
BaroqueArtistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1600–1750
American Revolutionary War1775–1783 conflict in North America
Seven Years' WarGlobal war among European powers (1756–1763)
English Civil WarSeries of wars in England, 1642–1651
ClassicismArt movement and architectural style
Counter-ReformationCatholic response to the Protestant Reformation
AmishGroup of traditionalist Christian church fellowships
War of the Spanish Succession1701–1714 European great power conflict
Great Northern WarSwedish-Russian conflict (1700–1721)- NNeoclassicismWestern cultural movement
- House of RomanovImperial dynasty of Russia (1613–1917)
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre1572 killing of Huguenots in France
Eighty Years' Warc. 1566/1568–1648 war in Habsburg Netherlands- Safavid dynastyTwelver Shīʿa ruling dynasty of Iran (1501–1736)
MannerismArtistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1550–1600
Battle of Lepanto1571 naval battle of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Great Fire of London1666 conflagration in England
Qajar dynastyIranian royal dynasty of Turkic origin (1789–1925)
Battle of Mohács1526 battle of the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars
Ukiyo-eGenre of Japanese art
War of the Austrian Succession1740–1748 war between European powers
Battle of Vienna1683 battle between the Christian European States and the Ottomans
1556 Shaanxi earthquakeNatural disaster in Huaxian, China
Battle of Poltava1709 battle of the Great Northern War
1755 Lisbon earthquakeCatastrophic earthquake that primarily affected Lisbon, Portugal- House of SaudRoyal family of Saudi Arabia
- French and Indian WarNorth American theater of the Seven Years' War
Battle of Plassey1757 battle of the Seven Years' War
French Revolutionary Wars1792–1802 wars
Livonian War16th-century war in Eastern Europe
Gunpowder Plot1605 failed attempt to kill King James I of England
French Wars of Religion1562–1598 Catholic-Protestant conflicts
Nine Years' WarWar between France and a European coalition (1688–1697)
Siege of MaltaOttoman Empire's invasion of Malta in 1565
War in the Vendée1793–1796 set of battles between the French revolutionaries and the royalists
Caucasian War1817–1864 invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire
Mexican War of IndependenceArmed conflict which ended Spanish rule of New Spain
Great Turkish WarConflicts between Ottomans and Holy League (1683–1699)
Battle of White Mountain1620 battle of the Thirty Years' War
Russo-Turkish WarsSeries of conflicts between 1568 and 1918- Zand IranIran under the Zand dynasty from 1751 to 1794
War of the Polish Succession18th century Succession wars for the Polish Commonwealth
Anglo-Dutch WarsSeries of wars during the 17th and 18th centuries
Battle of Sekigahara1600 battle in Japan
Battle of the Nile1798 battle of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria
Battle of MarengoPart of the War of the Second Coalition (1800)
American Indian WarsFrontier conflicts in North America, 1609–1890s
War of the First Coalition1792–1797 battles between French revolutionaries and neighbouring monarchies
Japanese invasions of Korea1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea
Battle of Panipat1526 battle during the Mughal conquest of the Delhi Sultanate
Sixth Russo-Turkish WarSixth conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars
Circassian genocideMass murder of Circassians by the Russian Empire
Siege of Yorktown1781 siege of the American Revolutionary War
Franco-Dutch War1672–1678 European war
FrondeCivil wars in France between 1648 and 1653- Chakri dynastyReigning dynasty of Thailand
Tsar CannonLarge Russian cannon made in 1586
War of the Second CoalitionSecond war on revolutionary France by European monarchies- LLiberty BellSymbol of American independence and liberty
Battle of Chaldiran1514 battle of the Ottoman–Persian wars
Stockholm Bloodbath1520 trial and executions
Tsar BellWorld's heaviest bell, cast in 1735
Battle of the Pyramids1798 battle of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria
Fifth Russo-Turkish WarFifth conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars
Saadi dynasty1510–1659 state in Morocco and Northwest Africa
Battle of NarvaMajor battle of the Great Northern War
Second Northern WarConflict in Europe
Pascal's calculatorEarly mechanical calculator- 'Alawi dynastyRuling dynasty of Morocco since 1631
Battle of Blenheim1704 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession
Boston Massacre1770 shooting deaths of five colonists by British soldiers
Battle of Culloden1746 battle of the Jacobite rising of 1745
Colonization of SiberiaMilitary conquest during 1580–1778
Third Battle of Panipat1761 battle between the Durrani Empire and Marathas
Battle of Valmy1792 battle during the War of the First Coalition- Habsburg SpainPeriod of Spanish history (1516–1700)
First Russo-Turkish WarFirst conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars
Russo-Polish WarConflict in Eastern Europe
Great Plague of LondonEpidemic of bubonic plague, 1665–66
Battle of PaviaPart of the Italian War (1521–1526)
Battle of the Boyne1690 battle in the Kingdom of Ireland
Polish–Muscovite WarWar between Russia and Poland-Lithuania Commonwealth
Schmalkaldic War1546–1547 conflict in the Holy Roman Empire
HutteriteCommunal ethnoreligious branch of Anabaptists
The TurkChess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
Battle of Bunker Hill1775 battle of the American Revolutionary War
War of Jenkins' Ear1739–1748 conflict between Britain and Spain
Battles of Lexington and Concord1775 battle of the American Revolutionary War
Third Russo-Turkish WarThird conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars
Second Anglo-Dutch WarNaval conflict from 1665 to 1667
Seventh Russo-Turkish WarSeventh conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars
Northern Seven Years' War16th-century war fought in Scandinavia- Battle of LützenBattle of the Thirty Years' War
War of DevolutionWar between France and Spain (1667–1668)
Battle of Marignano1515 battle of the War of the League of Cambrai
Sack of Rome, 1527Habsburg siege and subsequent sack of Papal Rome
Second Russo-Turkish WarSecond conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars
Battle of Preveza1538 battle of the Third Ottoman–Venetian War
First Anglo-Dutch WarConflict between the Commonwealth and the Dutch Republic
Anglo-Spanish WarWar between the kingdoms of Spain and England
Battle of Zenta1697 battle of the Great Turkish War
Deluge1648–1666 invasions of Poland–Lithuania
Cretan War of 1645-1669Conflict between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire (1645–1669)
Silesian Wars18th-century wars between Prussia and Austria
Battles of SaratogaPart of the American Revolutionary War
House of Habsburg-LorraineAustrian imperial dynasty
Long War1593–1606 Habsburg–Ottoman war
Battle of MohácsPart of the Great Turkish War
Siege of RhodesPart of the Ottoman wars in Europe
War of the Bavarian Succession18th-century war between the Austrian Habsburgs and a Prussian/Saxon alliance
Scanian War1675–79 war between Sweden and Denmark–Norway
Battle of BreitenfeldPart of the Thirty Years' War
Battle of Panipat1556 battle during the Mughal conquest of the Sur Empire
Siege of Szigetvár1566 battle in Hungary during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Kalmar WarDenmark–Norway fought Sweden, 1611–1613
Battle of Rocroi1643 battle of the Thirty Years' War between French and Spanish forces
September Massacres1792 killings of prisoners in Paris
Battle of Long Island1776 American Revolutionary War battle- BBattle of Alcácer Quibir1578 battle in Morocco
Portuguese Restoration War1640–1668 war between Portugal and Spain
Great Hurricane of 1780Category 5 Atlantic hurricane- War of the Quadruple Alliance1718–20 war between Spain and a European alliance
Battle of Buxar1764 battle of the Bengal War
Battle of TrentonBattle of the American Revolutionary War (December 26, 1776)
Chabad LubavitchHasidic Jewish dynasty
Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573Conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League
Russo-Persian War of 1722–23Second conflict of the Russo-Persian Wars
Wars of the Three KingdomsBritish civil wars, 1639–1653
Battle of Fontenoy1745 Battle of the Austrian Succession
Austro-Turkish War of 1788–179118th century military conflict
Quasi-WarUndeclared naval war between the United States and France, 1798–1800
Battle of Gangut1714 battle of the Great Northern War
Carnatic Wars18th-century wars between the French and the British
Coalition WarsSeries of European conflicts, 1792–1815
Battle of the Plains of Abraham1759 British–French battle near Quebec City
Battle of Malplaquet1709 Spanish Succession War battle
Battle of Rossbach1757 battle of the Third Silesian War
Franco-Spanish WarPart of the Thirty Years' War
Italian War of 1521–1526Military conflict between France and the Habsburgs
Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790Conflict between the Russian Empire and Kingdom of Sweden
Battle of Lodi10 May 1796 battle between French and Austrian forces
La Noche TristeEvent during the Conquest of Mexico
Third Anglo-Dutch War1672–74 war related to the Franco-Dutch War
Battle of the Chesapeake1781 naval battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Chesma1770 battle of the Russo-Turkish war
Battle of Saint GotthardPart of the Austro-Turkish War
Great Bengal famine of 1770Famine affecting lower regions of India in 1770
Battle of Nagashino1575 Oda-Tokugawa victory over the Takeda clan
War of the League of CambraiFourth & Fifth phase of the Italian Wars (1508–1516)
Swedish War of Liberation1521–1523 Swedish rebellion against King Christian II
Seventh Ottoman–Venetian WarPart of the Ottoman–Venetian wars
Ottoman–Habsburg Wars1526–1791 series of wars in Europe
King Philip's War1675–78 war in New England
San Ignacio MiníUNESCO World Heritage Site in Misiones Province, Argentina- War of the League of CognacSeventh phase of the Italian Wars (1526–1530)
Battle of Lesnaya1708 battle of the Great Northern War
Battle of Kunersdorf1759 battle of the Seven Years' War- Ingrian WarConflict between Sweden and Russia (1610–17)
Russo-Swedish War of 1741-174318th-century war in Finland
Battle of Hohenlinden1800 War of the Second Coalition battle
Battle of Marj DabiqPart of Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17)
Battle of Princeton1777 American Revolutionary War battle
Battle of Kolín1757 battle of the Seven Years' War- First Anglo-Maratha WarPart of Anglo-Maratha Wars between 1775 and 1818
Torstenson WarConflict between Sweden and Denmark–Norway from 1643 to 1645
Dutch Revoltc. 1566/1568–1648 war in Habsburg Netherlands
Hōei eruptionLast major eruption of Mount Fuji (1707–08)
Eight BannersMilitary and administrative divisions of the Qing dynasty
Battle of Okehazama1560 Japanese battle won by Oda Nobunaga
Siege of BelgradeEuropean battle- Anglo-Mysore wars1747-1799 armed conflicts in India
Battle of Fleurus1794 battle of the War of the First Coalition
Ottoman-Safavid War16th-century war between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire
First Battle of Abukir1799 battle of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria- Queen Anne's WarNorth American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession (1702–1713)
Battle of Naseby1645 battle of the First English Civil War
Massacre of Vassy1562 killing of Huguenots in Wassy, France
ShakersChristian monastic denomination
Revolt of the Comuneros1520 rebellion in Castile, Spain- MMorean WarConflict between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire from 1684 to 1698
European Wars of ReligionSeries of wars (c. 1522–1697)
Battle of Brandywine1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Leuthen1757 battle of the Seven Years' War- Dutch–Portuguese WarConflict for sea dominance (1598–1663)
Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17Imperial Ottoman conquest of Egypt and the Levant
Indian massacre of 1622Powhatan attack on the English colony of Virginia
Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676- Beaver WarsSeries of 17th century conflicts between the Haudenosaunee and neighboring nations
Jacobite rising of 1745Attempt by the House of Stuart to regain the British throne
Battle of Worcester1651 final battle of the English Civil War
Battle of OrshaPart of the fourth Muscovite–Lithuanian War (1514)- Polish–Russian War of 1792War between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire
Battle of Ramillies1706 battle in the War of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Diu1509 Portuguese naval victory in India- BBattle of KaránsebesFriendly fire incident of the Austro–Turkish War of 1787–1791
- House of Al SabahRuling dynasty of Kuwait
Battle of NördlingenBattle of the Thirty Years' War
Battle of OudenardeBattle in the War of the Spanish Succession
Battle of AlmansaBattle in the War of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Mühlberg1547 battle of the Schmalkaldic War
Battle of Zorndorf1758 battle of the Seven Years' War- RRusso-Persian WarsSeries of conflicts between 1651 and 1828
Battle of Khotyn1621 battle of the Polish–Ottoman War
Champ de Mars Massacre1791 massacre in Paris
1740 Batavia massacrePogrom of ethnic Chinese in the Dutch East Indies
Southern Ming dynastyRump state in China during the Ming–Qing transition- BBattle of Flodden1513 battle between England and Scotland
Great Plague of MarseilleBubonic plague outbreak in France
Zong massacre1781 mass killing of enslaved Africans
Turkish AbductionsBarbary slave raids against Iceland
Battle of PraguePart of the Third Silesian War
Williamite War in Ireland1689–91 conflict
Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century
Battle of Marston Moor1644 battle of the First English Civil War
Arauco WarConflict between Spanish settlers of Chile and indigenous peoples (16th–17th centuries)
Persian Expedition of 1796Third conflict of the Russo-Persian Wars
Fourth Anglo-Dutch WarWar between Great Britain and Dutch Republic, 1780–1784
Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11Conflict over Livonia, Estonia, and the Swedish throne
Battle of Djerba1560 naval battle between the Ottoman Empire and an alliance of Christian states
French and Indian Wars1688-1763 series of military conflicts in North America
Battle of Petrovaradin1716 battle during the Austro-Turkish War
Battle of SlankamenBattle that occurred during the Great Turkish War
Battle of the Bridge of Arcole1796 battle of the Italian campaign of 1796–1797
Bishops' WarsBritish wars 1639–1640 concerning religion in Scotland
Battle of Kircholm1605 battle of the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11