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Event trade Europe

Riga

1201 CE

Hanseatic city dominating Baltic fur, timber, and grain trade at the mouth of the Daugava River.

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Standing in 1201 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Sweden Polity · Europe Founded 900 CE · attested to 2026 CE Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing Yakushima Landmark · East Asia 3000 BCE – still standing

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