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What happened in 1827?
10 events across 5 world regions, each with its sources.
Europe
- Unification of Italy
The unification of Italy, also known as the Risorgimento, was the 19th-century political and social movement that consolidated various states of the Italian peninsula into the single Kingdom of Italy. On 17 March 1861 the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed in Turin, and the process completed in 1871 with Rome as the capital, following its capture in 1870.
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- Caucasian War
The Caucasian War was a 19th-century conflict of conquest by the Russian Empire against various peoples of the North Caucasus, lasting from 1817 to 1864. Imam Shamil led fierce resistance, repeatedly repelling Russian attacks, until the fall of Gunib and his capture in 1859. The war ended with the final subjugation of the Circassians and the annexation of the region in 1864.
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- Outbreak of the Russo-Circassian War
In 1763, the Russian Empire invaded Circassia and occupied Mozdok, prompting the Circassian people to organize a resistance movement to preserve their independence, marking the beginning of the Russo-Circassian War. This conflict became the longest war in the history of the Caucasus and of Russia, ending in 1864 with the defeat of Circassian forces.
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- Completion of Clarence House
Clarence House was completed in 1827 on The Mall in London, designed by architect John Nash, adjacent to St James's Palace. Named after the royal Duke of Clarence, later William IV, it later became the primary London residence of Charles III.
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Central & South America
- Cisplatine War
From 1825 to 1828, armed conflict was fought between the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Empire of Brazil over control of Cisplatina (modern-day Uruguay), which Brazil had previously annexed. The war resulted in the independence of Uruguay.
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- El Templete chapel founded
In 1827, the El Templete chapel was founded in Havana, Cuba. It commemorates the first mass of the city's founding, held on November 16, 1519, on the supposed site of that event.
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North America
- Spanish American wars of independence
A series of armed conflicts in the early 19th century across Spanish American colonies, aiming to end Spanish rule and achieve political independence. The conflicts were fought primarily between Royalists, who supported a unitary Spanish monarchy, and Patriots, who sought autonomy or independence. This ultimately led to the separation and independence of most of Spanish America, occurring roughly between 1808 and 1833, and closely linked to the Napoleonic Wars and the Peninsular War in Spain.
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- Establishment of Fort Leavenworth
In 1827, the U.S. Army built Fort Leavenworth in Kansas as a military outpost during westward expansion. It is the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi River and the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas, later known as the “Intellectual Center of the Army.”
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West Asia
- Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828
From 1826 to 1828, the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran fought their last major military conflict over territorial disputes. Encouraged by Britain and pushed by the war party under Abbas Mirza, Iran sought to reclaim territories lost under the Treaty of Gulistan. Iran was defeated, and the Treaty of Turkmenchay resulted in further territorial losses.
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Oceania
- Musket Wars
The Musket Wars were a series of large-scale armed conflicts among Māori tribes in early 19th-century New Zealand, involving up to 3,000 battles and raids from around 1807 to 1842. Sparked by an intertribal arms race following the acquisition of muskets, the wars sought territorial gain or revenge, causing tens of thousands of casualties and enslavements, profoundly altering tribal boundaries, and influencing later New Zealand Wars.
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Around 1827
These are known only to the century, not to the year. They are listed separately so a rough date is never mistaken for an exact one.
- Outbreak of the Black War
- Emergence of the Enlightenment
- Museum Island construction begins
- Completion of Dom Pedro V Theatre
- Establishment of Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage
- Construction of Hôtel Solvay begins
- Founding of Kulangsu as an International Settlement
- Construction of the Four Hydraulic Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre begins