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historical era9

Tudor period

1485 → 1603

Also known as Época Tudor · Era Tudor · Période Tudor

Period of England under the Tudor dynasty, including major religious reforms and consolidation of royal authority.

historical era10

Sengoku period

1467 → 1600

Also known as Age of Warring States · Epoca Sengoku · Epoque Sengoku

Japanese era of prolonged civil warfare among regional military rulers preceding unification.

war period1

Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War

1409 → 1411

Also known as Guerra polacco-lituano-teutonica · Guerra Polaco-Lituana-Teutonica · Guerra polaco lituano-teutónica

The Great War between the allied Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Order, culminating in the Polish–Lithuanian victory at Grunwald.

historical era2

Age of Discovery

1400 → 1700

Also known as A expansão marítima européia · Age of Exploration · As Grandes Navegações

Period of European maritime exploration and overseas expansion, conventionally dated from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries; experiences and consequences differed across world regions.

dynasty7

Joseon dynasty

1392 → 1897

Also known as Choson · Chosŏn · Choson Corea

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

dynasty3

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.

period3

Renaissance

1300 → 1600

Also known as Akıl çağı · Arte renacentista · Arte renascentista

Cultural and intellectual movement associated with renewed engagement with classical sources and major artistic transformations, especially in Europe.

historical era3

Italian Renaissance

1400 → 1600

Part of Renaissance

Also known as Italienische Renaissance · İtalyan Rönesansı · La Renaissance italienne de l'art

Cultural, intellectual and artistic flourishing in Italian states from the late medieval into the early modern period, with especially influential developments in Florence, Venice and Rome.

war period1

Italian Wars

1494 → 1559

Part of Italian Renaissance

Also known as campanas de Napoles · campañas de Napoles · Dixième guerre d'Italie

Series of wars fought from 1494 to 1559 over influence and territory in the Italian peninsula, involving France, Spain, the Habsburgs, the Papacy and competing Italian states.

historical era1

Florentine Republic under Medici dominance

1434 → 1494

Part of Italian Renaissance

A period in which the Medici exercised decisive influence over the Florentine Republic without initially ruling as hereditary monarchs.

historical era12

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.

period34

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.

war period6

Hundred Years' War

1337 → 1453

Part of Middle Ages

Also known as 100-jähriger Krieg · 100jähriger Krieg · 100 Years War

Series of intermittent conflicts between the English and French crowns from 1337 to 1453, driven by dynastic claims and territorial disputes, and reshaping warfare and royal authority in western Europe.

period10

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.