HISTORICAL CONTEXT

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Joseon dynasty

1392 → 1897

Also known as Choson · Chosŏn · Choson Corea

Korean dynasty characterized by Neo-Confucian governance and lasting cultural and social institutions.

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Ming dynasty

1368 → 1644

Also known as China · China Ming · dinastia Ming

Chinese dynasty succeeding Yuan, recognized for centralized administration, maritime activity and major cultural production.

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Reign of Casimir III the Great

1333 → 1370

The reign of Casimir III the Great, the last Piast king of Poland, during which the kingdom was consolidated, administratively strengthened, and territorially expanded.

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Avignon Papacy

1309 → 1377

Also known as Avignonesisches Exil · Avignonesisches Papsttum · Avignon Papalığı

The period from 1309 to 1377 when successive popes resided at Avignon rather than Rome, intensifying disputes over papal authority and Church governance.

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Ottoman Empire

1299 → 1922

Also known as El Turco · Empire ottoman · estado otomano

Long-lived Ottoman imperial polity spanning southeastern Europe, Anatolia, the Levant and parts of North Africa.

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Goryeo dynasty

918 → 1392

Also known as Goryeo · Goryeoguk · Koryo

Korean kingdom and dynasty preceding Joseon, with strong Buddhist traditions and changing relationships with neighboring powers.

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Middle Ages

500 → 1500

Also known as Edad Media · época medieval · Idade Média

Conventional European historical era between late antiquity and the early modern period, with varying local periodization.

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Late Middle Ages

1300 → 1500

Part of Middle Ages

Also known as Baixa Idade Média · baja Edad Media · Bajo Medioevo

Later medieval centuries in Europe marked by dynastic conflict, religious change and the emergence of early modern institutions.

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Crusades

1095 → 1291

Part of Middle Ages

Also known as Bewaffnete Wallfahrt · Bewaffnete Wallfahrten · crociata

A series of religiously framed military expeditions, principally involving Latin Christian powers and the eastern Mediterranean, extending from the late eleventh through the late thirteenth century.