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Nikola Tesla

1856 CE – 1943 CE · 87 years

Genius, rivalry, and vindication — how a penniless Serbian immigrant defeated Edison and powered the modern world.

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Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

central Asian khanates

Attested 1530 CE – 1900 CE

Conflict

Kokand Khanate Wars

1709 CE – 1876 CE

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Robert E. Lee

1807 CE – 1870 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Xinjiang

Founded 1914 CE · attested to 1945 CE

Conflict

Russian Conquest of Central Asia

1839 CE – 1895 CE

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Abraham Lincoln

1809 CE – 1865 CE

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1916 CE Basmachi Movement 1856 CE Second Opium War 1856 CE Panthay Rebellion 1857 CE Indian Rebellion of 1857 1858 CE Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 1858 CE Sanctuary of Lourdes

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Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Tea Clipper Route Trade route · Europe 1850 CE – 1880 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Parícutin Volcano Landmark · Americas 1943 CE – still standing Iran Polity · Middle East Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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