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Event war Europe

Battle of Mohács

1526 CE

Ottoman forces crushed the Hungarian army and killed its king, leading to 150 years of Turkish rule in Hungary.

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Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Sweden Polity · Europe Founded 900 CE · attested to 2026 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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