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Halim Gençoğlu on Twitter: "From the 16th to the 17th centuries, the French empire was the second largest colonial empire in the world only behind the British Empire. #French rule in the
Khuluma Afrika - History map of Africa 1453AD - 1648AD. What is happening at this time? Ottoman empire rules most of North Africa, kingdom of Morocco has formed its own empire, European
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Ottoman empire as flag of Turkey and Turkish nation. Country and state is seizing and expanding to territory of Middle East, Europe and Africa. Vector Stock Photo - Alamy
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