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John Locke

1632 CE – 1704 CE · 72 years

The philosopher who gave the world natural rights, the social contract, and the intellectual blueprint for modern democracy — told in his own words in a first-person ePub.

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Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Chagatai Khanate

1225 CE – 1687 CE

Figure · Italy

Galileo Galilei

1564 CE – 1642 CE

Trade route

Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

Conflict

Dzungar–Qing Wars

1687 CE – 1757 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Dutch East Indies

Attested 1650 CE – 1938 CE

Figure · Angola

Queen Nzinga

1583 CE – 1663 CE

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1687 CE Dzungar–Qing Wars 1632 CE Taj Mahal 1632 CE San Ignacio Miní 1632 CE São Miguel das Missões 1633 CE Ulun Danu Beratan 1635 CE Franco-Spanish War

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Robben Island Landmark · Africa 1658 CE – still standing Manchu Empire Polity · East Asia 1650 CE – 1914 CE Ottoman–Safavid Wars Conflict · Europe 1514 CE – 1639 CE Hanseatic League Trade route · Europe 1200 CE – 1669 CE House of Taga Landmark · East Asia 900 CE – 1700 CE Hadramaut Polity · Middle East 323 BCE – 1700 CE
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