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Louis XVI

1754 CE – 1793 CE · 39 years

The life of the last Bourbon king — the shy locksmith who inherited a bankrupt throne, funded the American Revolution, and lost his head to the one he could not stop at home.

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

central Asian khanates

Attested 1530 CE – 1900 CE

Trade route

Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

Conflict

Dzungar–Qing Wars

1687 CE – 1757 CE

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Voltaire

1694 CE – 1778 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Tuʻi Tonga Empire

Attested 500 CE – 1815 CE

Conflict

Pugachev's Rebellion

1773 CE – 1775 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1754 CE and 1793 CE.

1773 CE Pugachev's Rebellion 1756 CE Seven Years' War 1757 CE British Conquest of Bengal 1757 CE Battle of Leuthen 1758 CE Maratha-Durrani War 1759 CE Konbaung–Siam Wars

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Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Ayutthaya Landmark · East Asia 1351 CE – 1767 CE United States Polity · Americas Founded 1784 CE · attested to 2026 CE Hawaiian Unification Wars Conflict · Americas 1782 CE – 1810 CE Spanish Treasure Fleet Trade route · Europe 1566 CE – 1790 CE São Miguel das Missões Landmark · Americas 1632 CE – 1768 CE India Polity · South Asia 1783 CE – 2026 CE

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  • Voltaire 1754 CE–1778 CE · 25 shared years
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