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  2. Capture of Malacca (1511) - Wikipedia

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    After the conquest, the Portuguese found a sepulcher (rock-cut tomb) below the ground and used stone from it to build the fortress. Additional stones were sourced from the walls and foundation of the city's mosque.

  3. 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.

  4. Dear Pen Pal - Wikipedia

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    The story takes the form of a one-sided correspondence between Skander, an alien, to an unnamed human (whose replies are not presented.) In his initial letter, Skander spends some time describing himself and his home planet in the constellation Auriga, whose intelligent lifeforms are long-lived, highly radioactive, and chromium-based, thriving at a temperature of around 900 degrees Kelvin.

  5. Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 168 Spanish soldiers under conquistador Francisco Pizarro, along with his brothers in arms and their indigenous allies, captured the last Sapa Inca, Atahualpa, at the ...

  6. Mongol invasions of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The one on the right is possibly Sō Sukekuni, the defending commander at Tsushima. Votive image ( ema ) at the Komodahama Shrine at Sasuura on Tsushima. In April 1274, the Yuan instructed Holdon and Hong Dagu to mobilize 15,000 men for the invasion of Japan.

  7. Empire - Wikipedia

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    Empires were limited in scope to conquest, as Howe observed, but conquest is a considerable scope. Many fought to the death to avoid it or to be liberated from it. Imperial conquests and attempts of conquest significantly contributed to the list of wars by death toll. The imperial impact on subjects can be regarded as "little," but only on ...

  8. Right of conquest - Wikipedia

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    The right of conquest was historically a right of ownership to land after immediate possession via force of arms. It was recognized as a principle of international law that gradually deteriorated in significance until its proscription in the aftermath of World War II following the concept of crimes against peace introduced in the Nuremberg Principles.

  9. War of aggression - Wikipedia

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    Colored Image of Danzig Police re-enacting the destruction of a Polish border post. A war of aggression, sometimes also war of conquest, is a military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation, in contrast with the concept of a just war.