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Süleymaniye Mosque

1557 CE – still standing

Masterwork of the architect Sinan, crowning Istanbul's skyline as the Ottoman Empire's greatest imperial mosque complex

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1299 CE – 1922 CE

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800 CE – 1600 CE

Conflict · Europe

World War I

1914 CE – 1918 CE

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800 BCE – 1923 CE

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962 CE – 1806 CE

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Hanseatic League

1200 CE – 1669 CE

Conflict · Europe

World War II

1939 CE – 1945 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1557 CE and 2026 CE.

1558 CE Livonian War 1562 CE French Wars of Religion 1565 CE Great Siege of Malta 1566 CE Stari Most 1568 CE Eighty Years' War (Dutch Revolt)

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