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| 15541090038 | Istanbul/Constantinople | Capital of the Ottoman Empire, conquered by Mehmed II and taken from the Byzantine Empire | 0 | |
| 15542439193 | Fall of Constantinople 1453 | capture of the capital of Byzantine Empire by Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453 by Mehmed II | 1 | |
| 15542452608 | Safavid Empire | Shi'ite Muslim dynasty that ruled Persia between 16th and 18th centuries. | 2 | |
| 15542462166 | Shi' a | the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad | 3 | |
| 15542472808 | Battle of Pinipat | 21 April 1526, was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Kingdom. It took place in north India and marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire and the end of the Delhi Sultanate. This was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowder firearms and field artillery in the Indian subcontinent which were introduced by Mughals in this battle. | 4 | |
| 15547905340 | Bakafu | the military government of Japan between 1192 and 1868, headed by the shogun | 5 | |
| 15547919036 | Romanov Dynasty | Russian Dynasty beginning in 1613 at end of Time of Troubles; ruled Russia until 1917 | 6 | |
| 15547936603 | St. Petersburg | Built by Peter the Great of Russia to attract europeans and to get warm water ports. Part of "Westernization" of Russia | 7 | |
| 15547955383 | Samurai | Literally 'those who serve,' the hereditary military elite in Feudal Japan as well as during the Tokugawa Shogunate. | 8 | |
| 15547980224 | Ottomans vs. Safavids | The history of Ottoman-Safavid relations started with the establishment of Safavid dynasty in Persia (Iran) in the early 16th century. The initial Ottoman-Safavid conflict culminated in the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514, and was followed by a century of border confrontation | 9 |
