He tried to restore Catholicism to Sweden, but when he left Sweden for Poland the regent, his uncle (later Charles IX) rebelled, defeated and deposed him in 1599. The two countries remained intermittently at war until 1660.

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Shivaji
c.1627-80
Maratha Ruler




Founder of the 17th century Maratha kingdom in west India.

He carried on a protracted war against the Mogul rulers of northern India. He was enthroned as an independent sovereign in 1774. Later he became known for his religious tolerance and social reforms.

Maratha Wars

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Baron Heinrich von Stein
1757-1831
Prussian Statesman




As Chief Minister in Prussia he instituted reforms, including the emancipitation of serfs and local self-government.

After he was exiled by Napoleon (1808) he become counsellor to Tsar Alexander I and played a leading part in forming the anti-Napoleonic alliance between Russia and Prussia.

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Sukarno
1901-70
Indonesian Statesman




As a leader of the Indonesian Nationalist party Sukarno was imprisoned by the Dutch colonial authorities (1933-42). He was released by the Japanese and cooperated with them.

After WW II he proclaimed himself President and spent the next four years to drive out the Dutch. In 1963 he declared himself President for life. His cooperation with the Chinese dominated Indonesian Communists led to a bloody military coup in 1965. He was disposed and kept under house arrest until his death.

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Sun Yat-Sen
1866-1925
President of China




Sun Yat-Sen studied medicine in Hongkong and Canton, and formed the "Revive China Society" in 1884. Exiled in 1896 after organising an abortive uprising. He returned from the United States during the 1911 revolution, and was elected provisional head of state but resigned soon after.

In 1923 he gained control of the country with Russian support. He reorganised the Kuomintang party whose "Three Principles of the People" inspired both Nationalists and Communists.

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