Ethiopia - Yostos , Emperor of Ethiopia, ( 1711Events 24 February The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. John Shore invents the tuning fork Alexander Pope publishes An Essay on Criticism Ongoing events Great Northern War ( 1700-- 1716Events Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, founded. Crieff, Scotland was burned to the ground in revenge for the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. Kangxi Dictionary was published this year. This dictionary laid the fundamental)
KongoThe Kongo Empire was an African kingdom located in southwest Africa in what are now northern Angola, Cabinda, Republic of the Congo, and the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At its greatest extent, it reached from the Atlantic Ocea - Joćo II , Manikongo of KongoThis is a List of Manikongo of Kongo . Manikongo is the local version of the title for the ruler or king of the Kingdom of Kongo. Traditionally, Manikongo were elected by elders from among eligible members of the Kimpanzu or the Kimulazu clans. Some excep ( 1693Events January 11 Eruption of Mt. February 8 The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter July 29 The Battle of Landen October 11 Charleloi falls to the French forces China concentrates all its foreign trade to Canton Eur- 1717)
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