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Seaport and capital of Cuba. It was founded in 1519 by Spanish conquistadors and effectively became the capital of the Spanish colony in 1592 when the governor established his residence there. It was ...

Hakodate

History; World history

Seaport in southwest Hokkaido, Japan. Scene of Commodore Matthew Perry's meeting with the Bakufu convention (1854). Together with Shimoda, it was the first port open to trade with US ships and as a ...

Diarchy

History; World history

A form of government where power is shared between two joint authorities.

Boyar

History; World history

A member of the old aristocracy in Russia, next in rank to a prince.

Battle of Poltava

History; World history

Battle of the Great Northern War, fought 8 July 1709, when Peter the Great defeated the much smaller Swedish army of Charles XII. Only about 1,500 Swedish troops were able to follow their king when ...

Peter I the Great

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Czar of Russia, jointly with Ivan V (r.1682-96) and alone (r.1696-1725), proclaimed emperor in 1721. During his reign Russia gained territory through wars with the Ottoman Turks (1686-1700), with ...