HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historical Periods.

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175published periods

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war period10

Napoleonic Wars

18.05.1803 → 20.11.1815

Also known as Campagne napoleoniche · Forças napoleónicas · Guerra napoleónica

Series of major European and global conflicts from 1803 to 1815 arising from the rivalry between Napoleonic France and successive coalitions, fundamentally reshaping Europe's political order.

historical era3

French Revolution

1789 → 1799

Also known as Fransız Devrimi · Fransız İhtilali · Franzoesische Revolution

Revolutionary decade in France that transformed the monarchy, political institutions and the social order.

historical era1

Abolitionist movement

1780 → 1888

Also known as abolição da escravatura · abolicionismo · abolicjonizm

Transnational political and social campaigns against slavery and the slave trade, with different timelines across societies.

war period6

American Revolutionary War

1775 → 1783

Also known as American War of Independence · Amerika Bağımsızlık Savaşı · Amerikan Bağımsızlık Savaşı

War for independence of the thirteen British North American colonies, fought across North America and beyond.

historical era3

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.

dynasty9

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.

period1

Early modern period

1500 → 1800

Also known as Early modern age · Edad Moderna · époque moderne

Broad historical period between late medieval and modern eras, conventionally defined in European history and not universally applicable to all regions.

period1

Age of Enlightenment

1650 → 1800

Part of Early modern period

Also known as Age of Reason · Aufklärung · Aufklärungszeit

Broad intellectual movement emphasizing reason, scientific inquiry and criticism of inherited institutions, especially influential in eighteenth-century Europe and the Atlantic world.

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.