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16th Century historical figures
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15 figures
William Shakespeare
Playwright & poet
Elizabeth I
Queen of England
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Akbar
Mughal Emperor
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Shogun & unifier of Japan
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Queen of Ndongo and Matamba
Yi Sun-sin
Naval commander
Galileo Galilei
Astronomer & physicist
René Descartes
Philosopher & mathematician
Grace O'Malley
Irish chieftain and seafarer
Nur Jahan
Mughal empress
Caravaggio
Painter
El Greco
Painter
Diego Velazquez
Painter
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Peter Paul Rubens
Painter & diplomat
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Amina of Zazzau
Ruler of Zazzau
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