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Queen Nzinga

1583 CE – 1663 CE · 80 years

The extraordinary life of the African queen who defied the Portuguese Empire for four decades — diplomat, warrior, and the woman who became a king.

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Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba on Wikipedia.

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Landmark

Lelu Ruins

1250 CE – 1600 CE

Polity

Khanate of Sibir

1490 CE – 1598 CE

Figure · France

Catherine de' Medici

1519 CE – 1589 CE

Trade route

Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

Landmark

Batavia (Jakarta)

1619 CE – still standing

Polity

Oirat Confederation

1399 CE – 1628 CE

Figure · England

Elizabeth I

1533 CE – 1603 CE

Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1583 CE and 1663 CE.

1619 CE Batavia (Jakarta) 1619 CE Batavia 1585 CE Anglo-Spanish War 1585 CE Erdene Zuu Monastery 1585 CE Amsterdam 1586 CE Church of San Francisco

And in the rest of the world

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

Taj Mahal Landmark · South Asia 1632 CE – still standing Manchu Empire Polity · East Asia 1650 CE – 1914 CE Sengoku Period (Japanese Warring States) Conflict · East Asia 1467 CE – 1615 CE Venice–Constantinople Route Trade route · Europe 800 CE – 1600 CE Robben Island Landmark · Africa 1658 CE – still standing Vice-Royalty of Peru Polity · Americas 1650 CE – 1815 CE
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