HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historical Periods.

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Maratha Empire

1674 → 1818

Also known as Chronologie de l'Inde, la période marathe · Confederacion Maratha · Confederazione Maratha

Major early modern Indian polity that grew from Shivaji’s kingdom into a confederated power across much of the subcontinent before its defeat by the British East India Company.

war period1

Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676)

1672 → 1676

Also known as 1671-1676 Osmanlı-Lehistan Savaşı · 1672-1676 Osmanlı-Lehistan Savaşı · guerra polacco-ottomana

A war between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire, involving Crimean Tatar forces and fought chiefly over Podolia and neighboring Ukrainian territories.

war period1

Khmelnytsky Uprising

1648 → 1657

Also known as Chmelnyzkyj-Aufstand · Cossack-Polish War · Hmelnitski Ayaklanması

A major Cossack revolt against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the eastern territories of the Commonwealth, led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky and supported at various stages by Crimean Tatar forces.

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Qing dynasty

1644 → 1912

Also known as Aisin Gioro · China Manchu · China Qing

Manchu-led dynasty ruling China from the seventeenth century until the end of imperial government in 1912.

historical era9

Edo period

1603 → 1868

Also known as Edo-Ära · Edo çağı · Edo devri

Era of Tokugawa shogunal government in Japan, marked by relative domestic stability and distinctive urban culture.

historical era1

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

1569 → 1795

Also known as Commonwealth of Poland · Comunidade das Duas Nações · Comunidade dos Dois Povos

Federative polity joining the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the Union of Lublin in 1569 until the third partition of 1795, with a shared monarch and parliamentary institutions.

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Elizabethan era

1558 → 1603

Also known as Elisabetano · Elisabethanisch · Elisabethanische Epoche

Reign of Elizabeth I in England, associated with religious settlement, overseas ventures and cultural flowering.

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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.

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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.

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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.