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The Oba (king) of Benin was influential in early Portuguese imperial trade, as he had a monopoly on pepper and ivory. His castle in Ghana that was used by nations to trade with the Benins, Elmina, traded hands many times throughout the ages.
Elmina Castle Ownership:
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A ferocious Muslim empire that rose using various forms of slave warriors to fight their battles for them, with the Devshirme being the most prevalent and long running slavery method. Eventually the Devshirme became corrupt with wealth and power and thus they were slaughtered by the Sultan in the "Auspicious Incident" They fall after their defeat in WW1.
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The Chinese empire sends massive ships (called junk ships) on treasure missions to collect interesting loot for Zheng He's private collection. At the end of the period when Zheng He decides to shift focus back to his county, over 3.5K ships are destroyed.
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The Portuguese send treasure missions spearheaded by a new "Caravel" design, much smaller than Chinese junk ships. The Portuguese focused on gathering spices over all else during this time.
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Devshirme is a type of slave army that raises powerful Janissarie soldiers who were seen as extremely dangerous warriors who fought with great ferocity.
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Hernan Cortes leads expeditions into South America that EVENTUALLY results in the complete Spanish domination of most of the continent after the conquering of the Aztec empire. The native woman (turned sex slave), La Malinche, helps Cortes greatly in his conquest, translating multiple languages for him.
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The Spanish and Portuguese sign a treaty to define where in they world either company is allowed to explore without them being forced to fight each other over territory. The Spanish get the new world.
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British explorer searches for a passage around Russia leading down to China. He is never seen again.
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12 million slaves are trafficked over 300 years.
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1000 Muslim boys are submitted to join the Devshirme Janissaries, marking downfall of what was once a slavery based institution.
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Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca is on a exploration mission when his ship wrecks on what is now the coast of Texas. He ventures down through Mexico, being captured, becoming a medicine man, a friend of the tribes, and more, all the way to Spanish South America. These experiences lead him to become a major native activist.
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Controls much of the East Indies for this time period, holding monopoly on several spices. Founded in 1595 by John Huyghen, ratified officially by the States General in 1602. A treaty with the Moluccas (spice islands) is created and signed by the Dutch and Moluccans in 1512
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Chartered by Elizabeth II and given the ability to control their own mini government.
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Prostitution is legal and common.
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Born in Jamaica, father was a British shipwright.
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England begins in 1760, Germany 1860, Japan 1870.
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The Brits make slavery illegal and begin cracking down on foreign slavery as well.
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1825, Stockton England.
1828, France
1835, Germany
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The end of an Era in the Ottoman empire. On this day the legendary slave corp of Devshirme soldiers is slaughtered and replaced by a newly trained artillery corp, by order of the Sultan Mahmud I.
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Women suddenly can not take the throne in India, so if there are no male heirs, the region in question belongs to the EIC
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Ends in 1860. British fight the Chinese over opium entering their country. Chinese lose miserably, as expected,
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Divides African into sections for different imperial powers
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The Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists (Boxers) begins an active rebellion against British Units
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China becomes democratic
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Chinese Democratic government
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Major financial gain
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Mao Zedong with his communist party takes China
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36 million die in the pursuit of a true Chinese communism.