1518 ⟶ Leo Africanus Captured and Presented to Pope Leo X

Leo Africanus, also known as al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan...

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⛓️ ⛓️ African Slavery Begins in Americas

First reported African slaves in the New World⟶

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Spain

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⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids

The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶

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✍️ Leo Africanus Captured and Presented to Pope Leo X

Leo Africanus, also known as al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi, an Andalusian Berber diplomat who is best known for his book Descrittione dell’Africa (Description of Africa), is captured by Spanish pirates; he is taken to Rome and presented to Pope Leo X.⟶

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⚔️ Barbary Pirate Raid on Provence and Toulon

Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa, a Turk appointed to ruling position in Algiers by the Ottoman Empire, raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.⟶