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Between the forces of Sassanid Empire and Rashidun Caliphate
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1529
1529 battle of the Mughal conquest of India
1529 battle of the Mughal conquest of India
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1644 naval battle of the Danish-Swedish War
1644 naval battle of the Danish-Swedish War
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Battle during the Jacobite rising of 1689
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