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As the Livonia War continues, Lithuania forms a political union with Poland. The two states share a king and parliament but maintain separate legal codes and armed forces.
Reacting to King Philip II of Spain's 1566 edict forbidding them their distinctive language, dress, and customs, the Moriscos (Spanish-Muslim converts to Christianity) rise up in Granada. After two years of conflict, Philip's half brother, Juan of Austria, crushes the rebellion, and the Moriscos are forceably dispersed throughout northern Spain. After some three hundred thousand Moriscos are deported to North Africa.
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