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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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