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1 Colonies of European countries. ... Sultanate of Oman was the preeminent power in the western Indian Ocean during the 17th century ... List of former European colonies;
17th-century missionary activity in Asia and the Americas grew strongly, put down roots, and developed its institutions, though it met with strong resistance in Japan in particular. At the same time Christian colonization of some areas outside Europe succeeded, driven by economic as well as religious reasons.
This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were: United Kingdom (130), France ...
The list of countries obtaining independence from Spain is a list of countries that broke away from Spain for independence, or occasionally incorporation into another country, as depicted in the map below. These processes came about at different periods and world regions starting in the 17th century (Portugal).
17th-century military history by country (8 C)-17th-century people in Europe by country ... 17th century in the Thirteen Colonies (33 C, ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to ... Leaders by century; State; Colonial; ... List of political entities in the 17th century BC; List of political entities in the ...
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC).. It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, [1] the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis ...
1620: Almost the entire native population of Banda Islands was deported, driven away, starved to death or killed in an attempt to replace them with Dutch colonial slave labour. 1620: Diplomatic agreements in Europe commence a three-year period of cooperation between the Dutch and the English over the spice trade. [2]