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Event war Europe

Battle of the Boyne

1690 CE

William of Orange defeated the deposed James II at a river crossing in Ireland, securing Protestant rule in Britain.

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Standing in 1690 CE

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Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Sweden Polity · Europe Founded 900 CE · attested to 2026 CE Meenakshi Temple Landmark · South Asia 1600 CE – still standing Atlantic Middle Passage Trade route · Africa 1600 CE – 1850 CE Atlantic Return (Sugar & Tobacco) Trade route · Americas 1600 CE – 1850 CE

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