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Feb 2, 962
Holy Roman Emperor elected by nobles
Saxon Otto I is elected Holy Roman Emperor -
1368
Founding of Ming dynasty
The Hongwu Emperor founds the Ming Dynasty in China after the Mongol Yuan Dynasty collapses -
Aug 21, 1415
Portuguese capture Cueta, starting an empire
The city of Ceuta in North Africa is conquered by Portugal, starting the expansion of the Portugese empire -
1428
Mexica start conquering an empire
The Mexica found the Aztec Empire in Mexico with an alliance of the city-states of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. -
1438
Pachakuti launches Inca conquests
The Inca, led by Sapa Inca Pachakuti, begin to expand their empire out from Cuzco. -
Jul 22, 1443
End of Zheng He's voyages
Zheng He returns to Beijing from his seventh and last voyage -
May 29, 1453
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Constantinople falls to the Ottomans, led by Mehmed II, and their cannons, after a seige. -
Jul 17, 1453
End of Hundred Years' War
The English lose the Battle of Castillon, to the French, and lose all their land in France but Calais -
Jan 2, 1492
End of Reconquista
The Moors surrender Granada to Ferdinand and Isabella, the entire Iberian Peninsula is now Christian. -
Feb 14, 1556
Akbar becomes Mughal emperor
Akbar the Great succeeds his father to become the emperor of Mughal India -
Mikhail Romanov becomes ruler of Russia
Mikhail Romanov becomes tzar of Russia by being elected, the start of the Romanov dynasty
