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Landmark South Asia religious

Blue Mosque of Mazar-i-Sharif

1481 CE – still standing

Sacred blue-tiled shrine in Afghanistan believed by many to hold the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib, a major pilgrimage destination

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Mausoleum of Imam Ali on Wikipedia.

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Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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Landmark · South Asia

Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Tibet

Attested 1000 CE – 1960 CE

Conflict · South Asia

Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency

1967 CE – 2026 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Hampi

1336 CE – 1565 CE

Polity · South Asia

Hindu kingdoms

Attested 500 BCE – 1715 CE

Conflict · South Asia

2025 India–Pakistan Conflict

2025 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Goa

1510 CE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

India

Attested 1783 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1481 CE and 2026 CE.

1500 CE Surat 1510 CE Goa 1526 CE Mughal Conquests of India 1526 CE First Battle of Panipat 1557 CE Mughal-Rajput Wars

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Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Mesoamerican Trade Network Trade route · Americas 1200 BCE – 1521 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Christopher Columbus Figure · Spain / Atlantic / Caribbean 1451 CE – 1506 CE Parícutin Volcano Landmark · Americas 1943 CE – still standing
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