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Peter the Great

1672 CE – 1725 CE · 53 years

The seven-foot tsar who dragged Russia from medieval isolation into the modern world — shipbuilder, reformer, conqueror, and the most transformative ruler in Russian history.

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Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Chagatai Khanate

1225 CE – 1687 CE

Trade route

Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

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John Locke

1632 CE – 1704 CE

Conflict

Dzungar–Qing Wars

1687 CE – 1757 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Tsardom of Muscovy

1530 CE – 1721 CE

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Louis XIV

1638 CE – 1715 CE

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1687 CE Dzungar–Qing Wars 1709 CE Kokand Khanate Wars 1672 CE Franco-Dutch War 1673 CE Badshahi Mosque 1674 CE Maratha Empire Expansion 1675 CE King Philip's War

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House of Taga Landmark · East Asia 900 CE – 1700 CE Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Mughal Conquests of India Conflict · South Asia 1526 CE – 1707 CE Portuguese Spice Route Trade route · Europe 1498 CE – 1700 CE Thulamela Landmark · Africa 1250 CE – 1700 CE Hadramaut Polity · Middle East 323 BCE – 1700 CE

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  • John Locke 1672 CE–1704 CE · 33 shared years
  • Louis XIV 1672 CE–1715 CE · 44 shared years
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