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1368
Founding of Ming dynasty
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1415
Portuguese capture Cueta, starting an empire
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1433
End of Zheng He's voyages
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1453
End of the Hundred Years War
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1453
Holy Roman Emperor elected by nobles
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1453
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
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1471
Pachakuti launches Inca conquests
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1492
End of Reconquista
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1519
Mexica start conquering an empire
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1556
Akbar becomes Mughal emperor
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Mikhail Romanov becomes ruler of Russia