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===Pre-1600===
* [[307]] &ndash; [[Emperor Huai of Jin|Sima Chi]] becomes emperor of the [[Jin dynasty (266–420)|Jin dynasty]] in succession to his brother, [[Emperor Hui of Jin|Sima Zhong]], despite a challenge from his other brother, [[Sima Ying]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link=Fang Xuanling|last=Fang|first=Xuanling|title=Book of Jin'' (''Jin Shu'')''|title-link=Book of Jin}}</ref>
* [[871]] &ndash; [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex|Æthelred I]] and [[Alfred the Great]] lead a [[Wessex|West Saxon]] army to [[Battle of Ashdown|repel an invasion]] by [[Danelaw]] [[Viking]]s.<ref>{{cite book|first=A.H|last=Burne|author-link=Alfred Burne|title=The Battlefields of England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WTDAAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA44|date=1 January 2005|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=978-1-84415-206-3|page=44}}</ref>
*[[1297]] &ndash; [[François Grimaldi]], disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the [[Rock of Monaco]], establishing [[House of Grimaldi|his family]] as the rulers of [[Monaco]].<ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Clements|title=Clements' International Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nSIkAQAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Political Research, Incorporated|page=3}}</ref>
*[[1454]] &ndash; The [[papal bull]] ''[[Romanus Pontifex]]'' awards the [[Kingdom of Portugal]] exclusive trade and colonization rights to all of Africa south of [[Cape Bojador]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Fessler|author-link=Josef Fessler|title=The True and False Infallibility of the Popes: A Controversial Reply to Dr. Schulte|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5mENAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA96|year=1875|publisher=Catholic Publication Society|page=96}}</ref>
*[[1499]] &ndash; [[Louis XII of France]] marries [[Anne of Brittany]] in accordance with a law set by his predecessor, [[Charles VIII of France|Charles VIII]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Louisa Stuart|last=Costello|author-link=Louisa Stuart Costello|title=Memoirs of Anne, Duchess of Brittany, Twice Queen of France|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YtA5AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA287|year=1855|publisher=W. & F.G. Cash|page=287}}</ref>
*[[1547]] &ndash; The first [[Lithuanian-language]] book, the ''[[Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas]]'', is published in [[Königsberg]].<ref>{{cite book|first1=Domas|last1=Kaunas|first2=Regina|last2=Koženiauskienė|title=Martynas Mažvydas and Old Lithuania: Collection of Papers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SoTgAAAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Pradai|isbn=978-9986-943-14-3|page=160}}</ref>