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Event war Americas

Battle of Cajamarca

1532 CE

Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca Emperor Atahualpa with just 168 conquistadors in the Peruvian highlands.

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Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Kanem–Bornu Wars Conflict · Africa 700 CE – 1846 CE Longmen Grottoes Landmark · East Asia 493 CE – still standing Ellora Caves Landmark · South Asia 600 CE – still standing

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