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Thirty Years' War
1618 CE – 1648 CE
The deadliest European conflict before the World Wars — a catastrophic religious and political war that killed 8 million people and redrew the map of Europe through the Peace of Westphalia.
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Major war in Central Europe (1618–1648)
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Thirty Years' War
1618 CE – 1648 CEThe deadliest European conflict before the World Wars — a catastrophic religious and political war that killed 8 million people and redrew the map of Europe through the Peace of Westphalia.
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