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(chronosomatically) Contemplating the Navel

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Prince Henry the Navigator's first explorations
1418

Portuguese discover the Azores
1427

Portuguese explore the west coast of Africa south of Cape Beljadu
1434

Portuguese West African slave trade begins
1441

1450
Turks take Poland and Hungary

1453
Turks capture Constantinople

1456
Turks capture Athens
Turks defeated by Hungarians

1459
Turks capture Serbia

Portuguese capture Tangier from Moslems
1471

1475
Turks conquer Crimea

Portuguese settle the Gold Coast
Portuguese explore the Congo River
1482

Portuguese discover the Kingdom of Benin
1485

B. Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope
1488

Portuguese claim Brazil
1500

Portuguese trade port opens in India
1502
Turks establish a treaty with Venice

Portuguese colony of Goa in India
1510

Portuguese capture Malacca in Malaysia
Portuguese reach Siam
1511

1514
Turks defeat the Persians at Caldiron

1516
Turks capture Algiers

1517
Turks take possession of Syria and Egypt

1526
Turks defeat Hungarians

1529
Turks besiege Vienna

Portuguese land in Japan
1543

1554
Turks conquer Barbary States along North Africa

Portuguese found Rio de Janeiro
1567

1571
Turks conquer Cyprus
Turks defeated by Spain, Venice and the Papacy

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