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  2. List of conquistadors - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of conquistadors This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .

  3. List of people known as the Conqueror - Wikipedia

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    Afonso I of Portugal (1109–1185), King of Portugal; James I of Aragon (1208–1276), King of Aragon; John V, Duke of Brittany (1339–1399), Duke of Brittany, also known as Jean le Conquéreur

  4. Conquistador - Wikipedia

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    Long oceanic voyages led to larger ships. "Nau" was the Portuguese archaic synonym for any large ship, primarily merchant ships. Due to the piracy that plagued the coasts, they began to be used in the navy and were provided with cannon windows, which led to the classification of "naus" according to the power of its artillery.

  5. Conquest - Wikipedia

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    Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms. [1] [2]Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Britain, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and various Muslim conquests, to mention just a few.

  6. List of Muslim military leaders - Wikipedia

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    Conquered the temple of Somnath. Abd al-Rahman III 8th Umayyad Emir of Córdoba. Jawhar as-Siqilli: A commander of Fatimid forces, he founded Cairo and built Al-Azhar Mosque. Ziri ibn Manad Founder of Zirid Dynasty who played a major part in defeating the rebellion of Abu Yazid, he also killed caliph Ibn Wasul of Sijilmasa

  7. List of kingdoms and empires in African history - Wikipedia

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    There were many kingdoms and empires in all regions of the continent of Africa throughout history. A kingdom is a state with a king or queen as its head. [1] An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant centre and subordinate peripheries".

  8. List of pharaohs - Wikipedia

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    Along with the title pharaoh for later rulers, there was an Ancient Egyptian royal titulary used by Egyptian kings which remained relatively constant during the course of Ancient Egyptian history, initially featuring a Horus name, a Sedge and Bee (nswt-bjtj) name and a Two Ladies (nbtj) name, with the additional Golden Horus, nomen and prenomen ...

  9. List of cities conquered by the Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

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    In this case, only the first conquest has been shown. The second column shows the name of the city (where necessary, the Ottoman Turkish name and/or the contemporary Turkish name has also been given in parathesis), the third column shows the holder before conquest and the fourth column shows the present country.