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Figure France / Netherlands philosopher

René Descartes

1596 CE – 1650 CE · 54 years

The life of the man who doubted everything and rebuilt knowledge from a single certainty — soldier, mathematician, philosopher, and the mind that separated the modern world from the medieval.

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Lelu Ruins

1250 CE – 1600 CE

Polity

Khanate of Sibir

1490 CE – 1598 CE

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Elizabeth I

1533 CE – 1603 CE

Trade route

Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

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Batavia (Jakarta)

1619 CE – still standing

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Oirat Confederation

1399 CE – 1628 CE

Figure · England

Francis Bacon

1561 CE – 1626 CE

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Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1596 CE and 1650 CE.

1619 CE Batavia (Jakarta) 1619 CE Batavia 1597 CE Battle of Myeongnyang 1598 CE Dutch-Portuguese War 1600 CE Sekigahara Campaign 1600 CE Meenakshi Temple

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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 Ciudad Perdida Landmark · Americas 800 CE – 1600 CE Vice-Royalty of Peru Polity · Americas 1650 CE – 1815 CE

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