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Event leading to Caliph Uthman's assassination
Event leading to Caliph Uthman's assassination
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1488
1488 battle in Scotland
1488 battle in Scotland
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1638
Battle at the fort at Kallo, a village close to Antwerp
Battle at the fort at Kallo, a village close to Antwerp
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1707
Part of Mughal war of succession (1707)
Part of Mughal war of succession (1707)
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1719
1719 battle of the War of the Quadruple Alliance
1719 battle of the War of the Quadruple Alliance
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