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Event war Oceania

New Zealand Musket Wars

1807 CE – 1845 CE

Devastating inter-tribal wars triggered by European firearms reaching New Zealand, causing massive population displacement and reshaping Māori territorial boundaries.

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Standing in 1807 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

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