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Napoleon Bonaparte

1769 CE – 1821 CE · 52 years

The definitive biography of the Corsican artillery officer who conquered most of Europe, crowned himself Emperor, and reshaped the laws, borders, and politics of the modern world.

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Tuʻi Tonga Empire

Attested 500 CE – 1815 CE

Trade route

Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

Figure · France

Voltaire

1694 CE – 1778 CE

Conflict

Pugachev's Rebellion

1773 CE – 1775 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Kuril Islands

Attested 1800 CE – 1815 CE

Figure · Boston / Philadelphia / Paris

Benjamin Franklin

1706 CE – 1790 CE

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1773 CE Pugachev's Rebellion 1771 CE Tay Son Rebellion 1772 CE Partitions of Poland 1775 CE American Revolutionary War 1775 CE Anglo-Maratha Wars 1775 CE Battle of Bunker Hill

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Butrint Landmark · Europe 800 BCE – 1800 CE Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Hawaiian Unification Wars Conflict · Americas 1782 CE – 1810 CE Manila Galleon Trade Trade route · East Asia 1565 CE – 1815 CE Ragusa (Dubrovnik) Landmark · Europe 700 CE – 1808 CE Mexico Polity · Americas Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE
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