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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Genghis Khan
1162–1227OtherMongolia
Born with nothing but a name and a grudge, he built the largest contiguous empire in human history — and no one has ever fully explained how.
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Gil Eanes
1390–1460EuropePortugal
For years, European sailors had turned back at the same cape, convinced that beyond it lay boiling seas and monsters — until he sailed past it and found nothing but ocean.
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Guthrum
830–890OtherDenmark
He invaded England at the head of a Viking army, was defeated, and accepted baptism as part of the peace terms — with his conqueror, Alfred, standing as his godfather.
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