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c. 1300 BCE

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c. 200 BCE

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c. 1000?

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1521

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1568

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1643

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1709

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1722

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1768
1769

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1772
1779

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1789

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1875

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1891

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1898

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1928
1941

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1942

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1943
1944

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1945

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1946

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1951