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Event war Europe

Battle of Poltava

1709 CE

Peter the Great crushed Charles XII of Sweden in Ukraine, establishing Russia as a major European power.

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Standing in 1709 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Burmese–Siamese Wars Conflict · East Asia 1547 CE – 1767 CE Oyo Empire Wars Conflict · Africa 1550 CE – 1836 CE Valparaíso Landmark · Americas 1544 CE – still standing

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