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John V, Duke of Brittany (1339–1399), Duke of Brittany, also known as Jean le Conquéreur; Mehmed II (1432–1481), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire; Mahmud Hotak (1717–1725), Afghan Shah of Persia; Thutmose III (c. 1477 BC–1425 BC), Egyptian pharaoh; Valdemar II of Denmark (1170–1241), King of Denmark
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Conquistadors (/ k ɒ n ˈ k (w) ɪ s t ə d ɔːr z /, US also /-ˈ k iː s-, k ɒ ŋ ˈ-/) or conquistadores [1] (Spanish: [koŋkistaˈðoɾes]; Portuguese: [kõkiʃtɐˈðoɾɨʃ, kõkistɐˈdoɾis]; lit 'conquerors') is the term used to refer to Spanish and Portuguese soldiers and explorers who carried out the conquests and explorations of ...
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was a pivotal event in the history of the Americas, marked by the collision of the Aztec Triple Alliance and the Spanish Empire. Taking place between 1519 and 1521, this event saw the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés , and his small army of European soldiers and numerous indigenous allies ...
The historical terms "Great Nation", [2] [3] [4] a distinguished aggregate of people inhabiting a particular country or territory, and "Great Empire", [5] a considerable group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, are colloquial conversations (historical jargon).
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".
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750) For later military territorial expansion of Islamic states, see Spread of Islam. Early Muslim conquests Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632 Expansion under the Rashidun Caliphate, 632–661 Expansion under the Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750 Date ...
Also gives the first news of the White King and the "people of the mountains" to the interior (the Inca Empire), and a gift, an ax of silver, obtained from the Charrúa natives on their return ("to the coast or side of Brazil"), and "to West" (along the coast and the River Plata estuary), and offered to King Manuel I. [129] Christopher de Haro ...