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1600
| 1600 • Ulster chieftains, with the lead of Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, resist the English reconquest of Ireland. |
1635
Age: 35y
| 1635 • In the Mughal Empire, Shah Jahans Pearl Mosque at Lahore Fort is completed. |
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Age: 42y
1642
Age: 42y
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birth of childJoseph Chaffe Nantasket, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1642 • The Manchu under their leader Huang Taiji raid the Ming Chinese province of Shandong from their base in Manchuria. Two years later Beijing falls to rebels, the Chongzhen Emperor commits suicide, and the Shunzhi Emperor becomes the first Qing Emperor to rule over China proper. |
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Jul 25
Age: 88y
1688
Jul 25
Age: 88y
| 1688 • Fall of Belgrade to the Austrians as the Ottoman Empire continues to lose ground in Europe. |
1688
| 1688 • The birth of James Francis Edward Stuart (later known as the "Old Pretender", d.1766), son and heir to James II of England and his Catholic wife Mary of Modena, at St James's Palace in London, increases public disquiet about a Catholic dynasty, particularly when the baby is baptised into the Catholic faith. Rumours about his true maternity swiftly begin to circulate. |