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| 177258016 | Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. Hired by Spain to sail to the Indies in. Killed in the Philippines. One of his ships returned to Spain, thereby completing the first circumnavigation of the globe. | 0 | |
| 177258017 | James Cook | English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands. | 1 | |
| 177258018 | Samuel Champlain | A leading figure, intrepid soldier and explorer whose energy and leadership earned him the title "Father of New France". He sailed up St Lawrence River, and founded the city of Quebec. | 2 | |
| 177258019 | Oda Nobunaga | japanese overlord who seized the imperial capital kyoto and sought to rule the empire by force, ended the ashikaga shogunate. | 3 | |
| 177258020 | Kangxi | Chinese Qing emperor who promoted Confucian ideas and policies and expanded the Qing empire (Captured Taiwan, Mongolia, and parts of Central Asia- Tibet) | 4 | |
| 177258021 | Suleyman the Magnificent | Ottoman Sulta, expansion in Asia and Europe, helped Ottomans become a naval power, challegned Christian vessles througout the Mediterranian. 16th Century. The "lawgiver" who was so culturally aware yet exacted murder on two of his sons and a grandson in order to prevent civil war. Ottoman. | 5 | |
| 177258022 | Shah Abbas I | The most illustrious ruler of the Safavid Empire, he moved the imperial capital to Isfahan in 1598, where he erected many palaces, mosques, and public buildings. | 6 | |
| 177258023 | Babur | Founder of Mughal dynasty in India; descended from Turkic warriors; first led invasion of India. | 7 | |
| 177258024 | Akbar | Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India. He expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus. | 8 | |
| 177258025 | Copernicus | Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center. | 9 |
