ABSTRACT

Throughout history, royal dynasties have dominated countries and empires around the world. Kings, queens, emperors, chiefs, pharaohs, czars - whatever title they ruled by, monarchs have shaped institutions, rituals, and cultures in every time period and every corner of the globe. The concept of monarchy originated in prehistoric times and evolved over centuries right up to the present. Efforts to overthrow monarchies or evade their rule - such as the American, French, Chinese, and Russian revolutions - are considered turning points in world history. Even today, many countries retain their monarchies, although in vastly reduced form with little political power. One cannot understand human history and government without understanding monarchs and monarchies. This fully-illustrated encyclopedia provides the first complete survey of all the major rulers and ruling families of the world, past and present. No other reference work approaches the topic with the same sense of magnitude or connection to historical context. Arranged in A-Z format for ease of access, World Monarchies and Dynasties includes information on major monarchs and dynasties from ancient time to the present. This set: includes overviews of reigns and successions, genealogical charts, and dynastic timelines; addresses concepts, problems, and theories of monarchy; provides background and information for further research; highlights important places, structures, symbols, events, and legends related to particular monarchs and dynasties; includes a master bibliography and multiple indexes.

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A

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Abbas the Great (1557–1629 C.E.)

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Abbasid Dynasty (750–1258 C.E.)

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Abd al-Hamid II (1842–1918 C.E.)

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Abd al-Rahman (d. 788 C.E.)

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Abdication, Royal

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Abu Bakr (d. 634 C.E.)

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Accession and Crowning of Kings

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Achaeans.

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Achaemenid Dynasty (ca. 550–330 B.C.E.)

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Acheh Kingdom (ca. 1515–1907 C.E.)

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Aethelred, the Unready.

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Afonso I (ca. 1109–1185 C.E.)

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Afonso I, Nzinga Mbemba (ca. 1460–1543 C.E.)

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African Kingdoms

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Ahab (d. 853 B.C.E.)

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Ahmadnagar Kingdom (1494–1636 C.E.)

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Ahmose I (ca. 1560–1546 B.C.E.)

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Akan Kingdoms (1700s–1900s C.E.)

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Akbar the Great (1542–1605 C.E.)

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Akhenaten (ca. 1350–1334 B.C.E.)

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Akkad, Kingdom of (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.E.)

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Aksum Kingdom (ca. 6 B.C.E.–1150 C.E.)

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Alaric I (370–410 C.E.)

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Alaungpaya Dynasty (1752–1885 C.E.)

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Albert I (1250–1308 C.E.)

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Alexander I (1888–1934 C.E.)

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Alexander I, Tsar (1777–1825 C.E.)

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Alexander II (1818–1881 C.E.)

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Alexander III.

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Alexander III, the great (356–323 B.C.E.)

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Alexandra (1872–1918 C.E.)

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Alfonso V, the Magnanimous (1396–1458 C.E.)

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Alfonso X, the Wise (1221–1284 C.E.)

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Alfred the Great (849–899 C.E.)

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Almohad Dynasty (1130–1269 C.E.)

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Almoravid Dynasty (ca. 1042–1172 C.E.)

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Ambassadors

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Amenhotep IV.

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American Kingdoms, Central and North

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Amhara Kingdom (ca. 1270–1936 C.E.)

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Andhra Kingdom (ca. 235 B.C.E.–175 C.E.)

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Angevin Dynasties (909–1491 C.E.)

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Angkor Kingdom (802–1431 C.E.)

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Anglo-Saxon Rulers (400s–1066 C.E.)

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Anjou, House of.

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Anjou Kingdom (ca. 1060–1500 C.E.)

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Ankole Kingdom (ca. 1450 C.E.–Present)

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Annam, Kingdom of.

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Anne (1665–1714 C.E.)

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Antigonid Dynasty.

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Antiochus III, the great (241–187 B.C.E.)

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Aquitaine Duchy (670–1453 C.E.)

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Arabia, Kingdoms of (ca. 1000 B.C.E.–600 C.E.)

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Arachosia Kingdom (520–155 B.C.E.)

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Aragón, House of (ca. 1050–1504 C.E.)

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Aragón, Kingdom of

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Aramean Kingdoms (1100–732 B.C.E.)

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Arenas, Royal

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Arles Kingdom (933–1380 C.E.)

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Armenian Kingdoms (ca. 500s B.C.E.–1375 C.E.)

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Arpad Dynasty (ca. 889–1301 C.E.)

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Art of Kings

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Artaxerxes I (464–424 B.C.E.)

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Artaxerxes II (436–359 B.C.E.)

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Artaxerxes III (d. 338 B.C.E.)

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Arthur, King

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Asante Kingdom (1670–1901 C.E.)

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Ashikaga Shogunate (1338–1573 C.E.)

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Ashurbanipal (d. 627 B.C.E.)

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Asian Dynasties, Central (ca. 500s B.C.E.–1600 C.E.)

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Asoka (c. 299–232 B.C.E.)

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Assyrian Empire (ca. 1269–609 B.C.E.)

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Asturias Kingdom (ca. 718–910 C.E.)

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Atahualpa (ca. 1500–1533 C.E.)

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Athaliah (842–836 B.C.E.)

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Athens, Kingdom of (ca. 900–404 B.C.E.)

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Attalid Dynasty.

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Attila (ca. 406–453 C.E.)

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Augustus (63 B.C.E.–14 C.E.)

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Aurangzeb (1618–1707 C.E.)

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Austro-Hungarian Empire (1804–1918 C.E.)

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Avadh Kingdom.

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Avanti Kingdom (flourished ca. 500s–300s B.C.E.)

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Aviz Dynasty (1385–1580 C.E.)

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Avongara.

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Awan Dynasty (ca. 2350–2150 B.C.E.)

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Aymara Kingdoms (ca. 1200–1500 C.E.)

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Ayutthaya Kingdom (1350–1767 C.E.)

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Ayyubid Dynasty (ca. 1171–1250 C.E.)

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Azande Kingdoms (1500s–1800s C.E.)

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Aztec Empire (1300s–1521 C.E.)

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B

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Babar.

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Babenberg Dynasty (976–1246 C.E.)

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Babur (1483–1530 C.E.)

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Bactrian Kingdom.

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Bagirmi Kingdom (ca. 1500 C.E.–Present)

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Bahmani Dynasty (1347–1518 C.E.)

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Baldwin I (1058–1118 C.E.)

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Bambara Kingdom (1660–1893 C.E.)

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Bamileke Kingdoms (1500 C.E.–Present)

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Bamum Kingdom.

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Bangkok Kingdom (1700s C.E.–Present)

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Banu Khurasan (500s B.C.E.–Present)

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Barcelona, County of.

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Barghash ibn Sa'id el-Busaidi (ca. 1833–1888 C.E.)

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Baroda Kingdom (1721–1948 C.E.)

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Basil I (ca. 813–886 C.E.)

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Basil II (ca. 958–1025 C.E.)

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Basque Kingdom (834–1515 C.E.)

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Baths, Royal

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Batu Khan (d. 1255 C.E.)

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Baudouin (1930–1993 C.E.)

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Behavior, Conventions of Royal

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Belgian Kingdom (1831 C.E.–Present)

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Bemba Kingdom (1800s C.E.)

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Benin Kingdom (1000s–1897 C.E.)

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Berar Kingdom (1490–1574 C.E.)

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Berengar, Raymond.

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Betsimisaraka Kingdom (ca. 1751 C.E.–Present)

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Beyezid II (1447–1512 C.E.)

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Bhagnagar Kingdom.

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Bharatpur Kingdom (1722–1947 C.E.)

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Bhutan Kingdom (747 C.E.–Present)

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Biblical Kings (1010–586 B.C.E.)

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Bidar Kingdom (1518–1619 C.E.)

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Bimbisara.

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Bindusara.

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Blois-Champagne Dynasty (928–1391 C.E.)

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Blood, Royal

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Bodies, Politic and Natural

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Bonapartist Empire (1804–1815 C.E.)

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Bornu Empire.

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Boru, Brian (ca. 940–1014 C.E.)

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Boudicca (Boadicea) (d. 61 C.E.)

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Bourbon Dynasty (1272 C.E.–Present)

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Bragança Dynasty (1640–1910 C.E., Portugal; 1822–1889 C.E., Brazil)

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Brahmarsi-Desa Kingdom (ca. 1500–1000 B.C.E.)

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Brazil, Portuguese Monarchy of (1822–1889 C.E.)

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Bretagne Duchy (936–1532 C.E.)

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Brittany.

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Brooke, Sir James (Rajah) (1803–1868 C.E.)

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Buddhism and Kingship

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Buganda Kingdom.

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Bulgarian Monarchy (681–1014, 1186–1396, 1878–1944 C.E.)

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Bundi Kingdom (ca. 1300s–1948 C.E.)

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Bunyoro Kingdom.

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Bureaucracy, Royal

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Burgundy Kingdom (300s–534; 800s–1030 C.E.)

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Burmese Kingdoms (ca. 1 B.C.E.–1886 C.E.)

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Busaid Dynasty.

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Buyid (Buwayhid) Dynasty (945–1060 C.E.)

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Byzantine Empire (330–1453 C.E.)

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C

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Caesars

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Caligula (12–41 C.E.)

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Caliphates

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Calukya (Chalukya) Dynasty (ca. 543–1070 C.E.)

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Cambodian Kingdoms (ca. First Century–1800s C.E.)

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Cambyses II (d. 522 B.C.E.)

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Canute I, the Great.

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Capet, Hugh (ca. 938–996 C.E.)

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Capetian Dynasty (987–1328 C.E.)

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Caracalla.

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Carolingian Dynasty (714–987 C.E.)

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Carthage, Kingdom of (flourished 800–146 B.C.E.)

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Casimir III (1310–1370 C.E.)

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Casimir IV (1427–1492 C.E.)

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Caste Systems

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Castile, Kingdom of (ca. 880–1506 C.E.)

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Catalonia, County of (801–1479 C.E.)

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Catherine II, the Great (1729–1796 C.E.)

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Cera (Chera) Dynasty (ca. 20 B.C.E.–1000 C.E.)

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Cetshwayo (1832–1884 C.E.)

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Chahamanas Dynasty.

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Chaldean Empire.

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Chakri Dynasty (1782–Present)

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Champa Kingdom (Second–Seventeenth Centuries C.E.)

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Champassak Kingdom (1500s–1900s C.E.)

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Chandella Dynasty (ca. 850–1202 C.E.)

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Chandragupta Maurya (d. 297 B.C.E.)

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Chao Dynasties (453–228 B.C.E., 304–329? C.E., 319–352 C.E.)

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Charlemagne (ca. 748–814 C.E.)

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Charles I (1600–1649 C.E.)

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Charles II (1630–1685 C.E.)

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Charles III (1716–1788 C.E.)

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Charles IV (1316–1378 C.E.)

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Charles V (1500–1558 C.E.)

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Charles VI (1685–1740 C.E.)

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Charles VII (1403–1461 C.E.)

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Chauhan (Chahamanas) Dynasty (ca. 600s–1192 C.E.)

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Chavin Empire (fl. 900–200 B.C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Chenla Empire (500s–800s C.E.)

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Chera Dynasty.

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Chiangmai (1200s–1500s C.E.)

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Ch'ien Lung (Qianlong) (1711–1799 C.E.)

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Childeric I.

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Chimú Empire (900–1460 C.E.)

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Ch'in (Qin) Dynasty (221–207 B.C.E.)

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Ch'ing (Qing) Dynasty (1644–1912 C.E.)

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Chola Dynasty.

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Chola Kingdom.

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Chorasmian Kingdom.

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Choson Kingdom (1392–1910 C.E.)

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Chou (Zhou) Dynasty (ca. 1045–221 B.C.E.)

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Christianity and Kingship

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Christina (1626–1689 C.E.)

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Chulalongkorn (1853–1910 C.E.)

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Cixi.

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Class Systems and Royalty

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Claudian Dynasty.

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Claudius (10 B.C.E.–54 C.E.)

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Cleopatra VII (69–30 B.C.E.)

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Clovis I (ca. 466–511 C.E.)

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Congo Kingdom.

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Cnut I (ca. 994–1035 C.E.)

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Coinage, Royal

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Cola Kingdom (ca. 850–1279 C.E.)

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Colonialism and Kingship

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Commerce and Kingship

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Comnenian Dynasty (1081–1185 C.E.)

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Competition, Fraternal

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Concubines, Royal

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Connaught Kingdom (358–1585 C.E.)

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Conquest and Kingships

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Conrad II (ca. 990–1039 C.E.)

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Conrad III (1093–1152 C.E.)

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Consorts, Royal

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Constantine I, the Great (274–337 C.E.)

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Cooks, Royal

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Córdoba,C Aliphate of (756–1031 C.E.)

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Councils and Counselors, Royal

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Courts and Court Officials, Royal

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Croatian Kingdom (960–1918 C.E.)

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Croesus (ca. 596–547 B.C.E.)

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Crusader Kingdoms (1098–1561 C.E.)

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Curses, Royal

entry |1 pages

Cyaxares (645–585 B.C.E.)

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Cyrus the Great (ca. 580–530 B.C.E)

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D

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Dacia Kingdom (60 B.C.E.–106 C.E.)

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Dagomba Kingdom (1300s C.E.–Present)

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Dahomey Kingdom.

entry |1 pages

Dai Viet, Kingdom of.

entry |2 pages

Danish Kingdom (900s C.E.–Present)

entry |1 pages

Dar Fur Sultanate.

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Darius I, the Great (r. 522–486 B.C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Darius II (Ochus) (d. 404 B.C.E.)

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Darius III (Codommanus) (d. 330 B.C.E.)

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Davaravati Kingdom.

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David (r. 1010–970 B.C.E.)

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David I (1084–1153 C.E.)

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David II (1324–1371 C.E.)

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Deaccession

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Deheubarth Kingdom (900s–1200s C.E.)

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Delhi Kingdom (1206–1526 C.E.)

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Delhi Sultanate.

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Descent, Royal

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Dessalines, Jean-Jacques (1758–1806 C.E.)

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Dethronement

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Dewas Kingdoms (1728–1948 C.E.)

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Dido.

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Dingiswayo (ca. 1770s–1816 C.E.)

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Diocletian (ca. 240–311 C.E.)

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Diplomacy, Royal

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Disease and Royalty

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Divination and Diviners, Royal

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Divine Right

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Divinity of Kings

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Djoser (ca. 2737–2717 B.C.E.)

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Dmitri, Grand Prince (1350–1389 C.E.)

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Dual Monarchies

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Dutch Kingdoms.

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Dyfed Kingdom (ca. 400s–1000s C.E.)

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Dynasty

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E

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Earth and Sky, Separation of

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East Asian Dynasties

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Edo Kingdom.

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Education of Kings

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Edward I (1239–1307 C.E.)

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Edward II (1284–1327 C.E.)

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Edward III (1312–1377 C.E.)

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Edward the Confessor (ca. 1003–1066 C.E.)

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Edward VI (1537–1553 C.E.)

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Egyptian Dynasties, Ancient (Before Eighteenth Dynasty) (ca. 3100–1570 B.C.E.)

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Egyptian Dynasties, Ancient (Eighteenth to Twenty-Sixth) (ca. 1570–525 B.C.E.)

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Egyptian Dynasties, Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman (ca. 525 B.C.E.–330 C.E.)

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Egyptian Kingdom, Modern (1805–1952 C.E.)

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Eleanor of Aquitaine (ca. 1122–1204 C.E.)

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Election, Royal

entry |3 pages

Elizabeth I (1533–1603 C.E.)

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elizabeth II (1926 C.E.– )

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Emissary Letters

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Emperors and Empresses

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Empire

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English Monarchies (400s C.E.–Present)

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Enthronement, Rites of

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Esarhaddon (r. 680–669 B.C.E.)

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Ethelred II, the Unready.

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Etiquette, Royal

entry |4 pages

Etruscan Kingdoms (flourished 700s–300s B.C.E.)

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Eunuchs, Royal

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European Kingships

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Ewyas, Kingdom of.

entry |1 pages

Exchange, Means of.

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Executions, Royal

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F

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Faisal I (1885–1933 C.E.)

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Fan Shih-Man (d. 225 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Fante Kingdom.

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Farouk (1920–1965 C.E)

entry |2 pages

Fatimid Dynasty (909–1171 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Ferdinand I (1751–1825 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Ferdinand II (1810–1859 C.E.)

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Ferdinand II and Isabella I (1452–1516 C.E.; 1451–1504 C.E.)

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Feudalism and Kingship

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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907–959 C.E.)

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Flanders, County of (864–1576 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Folklore and Myths.

entry |2 pages

Folkung Dynasty (1250–1387 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Fon Kingdom (1600s–1894 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Francis I (1494–1547 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Franconian Dynasty

entry |2 pages

Frankish Kingdom (300s–700s C.E.)

entry |3 pages

Franz Josef (1830–1916 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Frederick I, Barbarossa (1123–1190 C.E.)

entry |3 pages

Frederick II (1194–1250 C.E.)

entry |3 pages

Frederick II, the Great (1712–1786 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Frederick William, the Great Elector (1620–1688 C.E.)

entry |7 pages

French Monarchies (ca. 987–1848 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Fuad (1868–1936 C.E.)

entry |3 pages

Fujiwara Dynasty (660s–1185 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Funan Kingdom (ca. first century–500s C.E.)

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Funerals and Mortuary Rituals

entry |2 pages

Fur Kingdom (ca. 1640–1916 C.E.)

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G

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Gaekwar Dynasty.

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Gahadvalas Dynasty (ca. 1080–1192 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Galawdewos (ca. 1522–1559 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Ganda Kingdom (1400s–1966 C.E.; 1993–Present)

entry |1 pages

Gao TI.

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Gaozong.

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Gauda Kingdom (early 600s C.E.)

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Gender and Kingship

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Genealogy, Royal

entry |2 pages

Genghis Khan (ca. 1165–1227 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

George I (1660–1727 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

George II (1683–1760 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

George III (1738–1820 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

George Tupou I (d. 1893 C.E.)

entry |3 pages

Ghana Kingdom, Ancient (ca. 400–1300 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Ghaznavid Dynasty (977–1186 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Ghur Dynasty (1151–1206 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Glywysing Kingdom (400s–1000s C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Golconda Kingdom (1518–1687 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Golden Horde Khanate (ca. 1240–1502 C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Götaland Monarchy (ca. 150–1000 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Granada, Kingdom of (ca. 1238–1492 C.E.)

entry |4 pages

Greek Kingdoms, Ancient (ca. 3000–500 B.C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Greek Monarchy (ca. 3000 B.C.E.–1973 C.E.)

entry |3 pages

Grimaldi Dynasty (1297 C.E.–Present)

entry |2 pages

Grooms of the Stool

entry |1 pages

Gudea (d. 2124 B.C.E.)

entry |1 pages

Guang Wudi.

entry |1 pages

Guang Xu.

entry |1 pages

Guise, House of.

entry |2 pages

Gujarat Kingdom (1401–1583 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Gupta Empire (ca. 320–540 C.E.)

entry |2 pages

Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty (ca. 750–1000 C.E.)

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Gustavus I (Vasa) (1496–1560 C.E.)

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Gustavus II (Adolphus) (1594–1632 C.E.)

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Gwalior Kingdom (ca. 700–1948 C.E.)

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Gwent Kingdom (ca. 400s or 500s–1000s C.E.)

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Gwynedd Kingdom (ca. 800s–1200s C.E.)

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Gyges.

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Haakon VI (1339–1380 C.E.)

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Habsburg Dynasty (900s–1918 C.E.)

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Hadramawt Kingdoms (ca. 1000 B.C.E.–628 C.E.)

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Hadrian (76–138 C.E.)

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Hafsid Dynasty (ca. 1229–1574 C.E.)

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Haihaya Dynasty (ca. 1000–1745 C.E.)

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Haile Selassie I (1892–1974 C.E.)

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Hammurabi (d. ca. 1750 B.C.E.)

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Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.–220 C.E.)

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Han Wudi.

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Hanover, House of (1714–1901 C.E.)

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Harald III Hardraade (1015–1066 C.E.)

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Harappan States.

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Harems

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Harold II Godwinson (1020–1066 C.E.)

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Harun Al-Rashid (766–809 C.E.)

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Hashemite Dynasty (ca. 200 C.E.–Present)

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Hasmonean Kingdom (ca. 104–63 B.C.E.)

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Hassan II (1929–1999 C.E.)

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Hatshepsut (ca. 1540–1483 B.C.E.)

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Ha Waiian Kingdoms

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Healing Powers of Kings

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Heavens and Kingship

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Hebrew Kings (ca. 1020–587 B.C.E.)

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Heian Period (794–1185 C.E.)

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Hellenistic Dynasties (ca. 312–30 B.C.E.)

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Henry II (1133–1189 C.E.)

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Henry IV (England) (1367–1413 C.E.)

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Henry IV (France) (1553–1610 C.E.)

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Henry IV (Hre) (1050–1106 C.E.)

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Henry VIII (1491–1547 C.E.)

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Herod (ca. 73–4 B.C.E.)

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Hinduism and Kingship

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Hirohito (1901–1989)

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Hittite Empire (ca. 1680–1220 B.C.E.)

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Hohenstaufen Dynasty (1138–1254 C.E.)

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Hohenzollern Dynasty (1415–1918 C.E.)

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Holy Roman Empire (962–1806 C.E.)

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Homosexuality and Kingship

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Hong Bang Dynasty (2879–258 B.C.E.)

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Hongwu.

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Hsia Dynasty (ca. 2205–1776 B.C.E.)

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Hsuan Tsung (Xuanzong) (685–756 C.E.)

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Huang TI (Huangdi) (Yellow Emperor) (ca. 2697–2597 B.C.E.)

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Huari (Wari) Empire (ca. 650–1000 C.E.)

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Huascar (ca. late 1490s-1532 C.E.)

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Huayna Capac (d. 1524 C.E.)

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Hulagu.

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Hun Empire (ca. late 300s–400s C.E.)

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Hung Wu (Hongwu) (1328–1398 C.E.)

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Hunting and Kingship

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Hussein I (1935–1999 C.E.)

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Hyderabad Kingdom (1724–1947 C.E)

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Hyksos Dynasty (ca. 1663–1555 B.C.E.)

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Iberian Kingdoms (419–1492 C.E.)

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Ibn Saud (1880–1953 C.E.)

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Iconography

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Ieyasu Tokugawa.

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Ikhshidid Dynasty (935–969 C.E.)

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Il-Khan Dynasty (1265–1335 C.E.)

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Illyria Kingdom (1225–167 B.C.E.)

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Imperial Rule

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Inca Empire (1200s–1572 C.E.)

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Incest, Royal

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Indian Kingdoms (ca. 600–322 B.C.E.)

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Indo-Greek Kingdoms (ca. 250–40 B.C.E.)

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Inheritance, Royal

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Ireland, High Kings of.

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Irene (c. 750–803 C.E.)

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Irish Kings (400s–1175 C.E.)

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Islam and Kingship

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Israel, Kingdoms of (ca. 1020–722 B.C.E.)

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Itsekeri Kingdom (1480–1884 C.E.)

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Iturbide, Agustín de (1783–1824 C.E.)

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Ivan III, the Great (1440–1505 C.E.)

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Ivan IV, the Terrible (1530–1584 C.E.)

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Jagiello Dynasty (1386–1572 C.E.)

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Jahan, Shah (1593–1666 C.E.)

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Jahangir (1569–1627 C.E.)

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James I of Aragón (1208–1276 C.E.)

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James I of England (James VI of Scotland) (1566–1625 C.E.)

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James II (1633–1701 C.E.)

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James II of Aragón (1260–1327 C.E.)

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Janggala Kingdom (ca. 1000s–1200s C.E.)

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Jaunpur Kingdom (1398–1500 C.E.)

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Javan Kingdoms (800s–1700s C.E.)

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Jeanne D'albret.

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Jimmu (ca. 40–10 B.C.E.)

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João (John) VI (1767–1826 C.E.)

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João the Great (1357–1433 C.E.)

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Jodhpur Kingdom (1459–1947 C.E.)

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John I (1167–1216 C.E.)

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John III (John Sobieski) (1630–1696 C.E.)

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Joseph II (1741–1790 C.E.)

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Juan Carlos (1938–Present)

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Judah, Kingdom of (ca. 928–587 B.C.E.)

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Judaism and Kingship

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Julian the Apostate (331–363 C.E.)

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Juliana (1909–2004)

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Julio-Claudians (27 B.C.E.–68 C.E.)

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Julius Caesar (ca. 100–44 B.C.E.)

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Jurane-Burgundy Kingdom.

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Justinian I (483–565 C.E.)

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Jutland Kingdom (ca. 700–900 C.E.)

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Kabarega (1850–1923 C.E.)

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Kafa Kingdom (ca. 1370–1897 C.E.)

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Kalacuri Dynasties (ca. 500s–1400s C.E.)

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Kalinga Kingdom (ca. 500s B.C.E.–1593 C.E.)

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Kalmar Union (1397–1523 C.E.)

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Kamakura Shogunate (1192–1333 C.E.)

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Kamehameha I, the Great (ca. 1755–1819 C.E.)

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Kandy Kingdom (1500s–1818 C.E.)

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Kanembu-Kanuri Kingdom (ca. 1100–1901 C.E.)

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Kanemi, Muhammad Al-Amin Al (ca. 1775–1837 C.E.)

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Kang XI (1654–1722 C.E.)

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Kanva Dynasty (ca. 75–30 B.C.E.)

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Kao Tsung (Gaozong) (1107–1187 C.E.)

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Kashmir Kingdom (1339–1589 C.E.)

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Kassites (flourished ca. 1729–1155 B.C.E.)

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Kathiawar Kingdom (ca. 700–1297 C.E.)

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Kenneth I (Kenneth Macalpin) (ca. 810–858 C.E.)

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Kent, Kingdom of (450–860 C.E.)

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Kertanagara Empire (1268–1292 C.E.)

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Khalji Dynasty (1290–1320 C.E.)

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Khama III (ca. 1835?–1923 C.E.)

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Khatti Kingdom.

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Khattushili I (d. ca. 1600 B.C.E.)

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Khazar Kingdom (flourished 600s–900s C.E.)

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Khmer Empire (500s–1400s C.E.)

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Khufu (ca. 2600 B.C.E.)

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Khwarazm-Shah Dynasty (1157–1231 C.E.)

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Kiev, Princedom of (ca. 910–1240 C.E.)

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Killing.

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Kingdoms and Empires

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Kingly Body

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Kings and Queens

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Kipchak Khanate.

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Knut.

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Koguryo Kingdom (ca. 37 B.C.E.–667 C.E.)

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Kondavidu Kingdom (ca. 1336–1518 C.E.)

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Kongbaung Dynasty.

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Kongo Kingdom (ca. 1480–1700s C.E.)

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Koryo Kingdom (918–1392 C.E.)

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Kosala Kingdom (ca. 600–468 B.C.E.)

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Kota Kingdom (1627–1771 C.E.)

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Kuang Hsü (Guang Xu) (1871–1908 C.E.)

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Kuang Wu Ti (Guang Wudi) (5 B.C.E.–57 C.E.)

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Kuba Kingdom (ca. 1600s C.E.–Present)

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Kublai Khan (ca. 1215–1294 C.E.)

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Kulasekhara Dynasty.

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Kumaon Kingdom (ca. late 1500s–1805 C.E.)

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Kusana Dynasty (ca. 40–375 C.E.)

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Kush, Kingdom of (ca. 1700 B.C.E.–ca. 350 C.E.)

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Labor, Forms of

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Lakhmid Dynasty (late 200s–602 C.E.)

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Lancaster, House of (1399–1471 C.E.)

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Landholding Patterns

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Le Dynasty (1428–1802 C.E.)

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Legitimacy

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Leinster Kingdom (400s–1603 C.E.)

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Leo III.

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León, Kingdom of (910–1230 C.E.)

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Leopold I (1640–1705 C.E.)

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Leopold II (1747–1792 C.E.)

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Liang Dynasties (502–557 C.E., 907–923 C.E.)

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Liang Wu Ti (464–549 C.E.)

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Liao Dynasty (907–1125 C.E.)

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Liliuokalani (1839–1917 C.E.)

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Literature and Kingship

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Lithuania, Grand Duchy of (ca. 1230–1569 C.E.)

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Liu Pang (Gao Ti) (247–195 B.C.E.)

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Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (d. 1282 C.E.)

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Lobengula (ca. 1836–1894 C.E.)

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Lodi Kingdom (1451–1526 C.E.)

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Lombard Dynasty (569–774 C.E.)

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Lombard Kingdom (568–774 C.E.)

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Lords of the Isles (ca. 1300s–1493 C.E.)

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Lorraine Dynasty (1496–1675 C.E.)

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Lothair I (795–855 C.E.)

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Louis the German.

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Louis I, the Great (1326–1382 C.E.)

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Louis I, the Pious (778–840 C.E.)

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Louis IV, The Bavarian (1283–1347 C.E.)

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Louis VII (1120–1180 C.E.)

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Louis IX (St. Louis) (1214–1270 C.E.)

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Louis XI (1423–1483 C.E.)

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Louis XIV (1638–1715 C.E.)

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Louis XV (1710–1774 C.E.)

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Louis XVI (1754–1793 C.E.)

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Louis-Philippe (1773–1850 C.E.)

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Lovedu Kingdom (ca. 1600 C.E.–Present)

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Lozi (or Rotse) Kingdom (late 1800s C.E.–Present)

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Luang Prabang Kingdom (1707–1975 C.E.)

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Luba Kingdom (ca. 1400s–1800s C.E.)

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Lunda Kingdom (ca. 1400s–1800s C.E.)

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Lusignan Dynasty (1192–1489 C.E.)

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Luxembourg Dynasty (1308–1437 C.E.)

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Lydia, Kingdom of (680–547 B.C.E.)

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Maccabees.

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Macedonian Empire (359–323 B.C.E.)

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Macedonian Kingdom (658–168 B.C.E.)

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Madagascar Kingdoms

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Magadha Kingdom (ca. 600 B.C.E.–1200 C.E.)

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Maharashtra Kingdom.

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Mahmud of Ghazna (971–1030 C.E.)

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Ma'in Kingdom (flourished 300s–100s B.C.E.)

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Majapahit Empire (1200s–1500s C.E.)

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Mali, Ancient Kingdom of (1200–1600 C.E.)

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Malwa Kingdom (ca. 1401–1562 C.E.)

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Mamluk Dynasty (1250–1517 C.E.)

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Mamprusi Kingdom (ca. 1450 C.E.–Present)

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Mamun, Al- (786–833 C.E.)

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Manchu Dynasty.

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Mangbetu Kingdom (ca. 1800s C.E.)

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Manipur Kingdom (ca. 1300s B.C.E.–1949 C.E.)

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Mansa Musa (d. 1337 C.E.)

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Mansur, Ahmad Al-(1549–1603 C.E.)

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Maori Kingdoms (ca. 900 C.E.–Present)

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Maratha Confederacy (ca. 1713–1818 C.E.)

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Marcus Aurelius (121–180 C.E.)

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Margaret of Denmark (1353–1412 C.E.)

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Maria Theresa (1717–1780 C.E.)

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Marie Antoinette (1755–1793 C.E.)

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Marquesas Kingdoms (200 B.C.E.–Present)

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Marriage of Kings

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Martel, Charles (ca. 688–741 C.E.)

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Mary I, Tudor (1516–1558 C.E.)

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Mary II.

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Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587 C.E.)

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Mataram Empire (ca. 860–late 1700s C.E.)

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Matsuhito.

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Maurya Empire (321–185 B.C.E.)

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Mausolea, Royal.

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Maximilian (1832–1867 C.E.)

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Maximilian I (1459–1519 C.E.)

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Maya Empire (1800 B.C.E.–1524 C.E.)

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Mayors of the Palace.

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Mbembe Nzinga.

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Mbundu Kingdoms (1500s–early 1900s C.E.)

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Meath Kingdom

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Medes Kingdom (ca. 700–550 B.C.E.)

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Medici Family (ca. 1400s–1737 C.E.)

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Mehmed II, the Conqueror (1432–1481 C.E.)

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Meiji Monarchy (1868–1945 C.E.)

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Menander (115–90 B.C.E.)

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Menelik II (1844–1913 C.E.)

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Menes (flourished ca. 3100 or 3000 B.C.E.)

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Mercia, Kingdom of (flourished ca. 600–918 C.E.)

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Merina Kingdom (1783–1896 C.E.)

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Merovingian Dynasty (457–751 C.E.)

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Merovingian-Frankish Kingdom (486–751 C.E.)

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Mewar Kingdom.

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Mexican Monarchy (1822–1823 C.E., 1864–1867 C.E.)

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Midas (700s-600s B.C.E.)

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Middle Eastern Dynasties

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Milan, Duchy of

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Military Roles, Royal

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Minamoto Rulers (ca. early 1100s–1330s C.E.)

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Minangkabau Kingdom (flourished 1300s C.E.)

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Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 C.E.)

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Minoan Kingdoms (2000–1375 B.C.E.)

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Mississippian Culture (ca. 800–1700 C.E.)

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Mitanni Kingdom (ca. 1500–1260 B.C.E.)

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Mixtec Empire (1500 B.C.E.–1520 C.E.)

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Moche Kingdom (ca. 100–600 C.E.)

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Moctezuma II (ca. 1480–1520 C.E.)

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Mon Kingdom

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Monarchs, Ages of

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Monarchy

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Monarchy Formation, Myths of

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Mongkut (Rama IV) (1804–1868 C.E.)

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Mongol Dynasty.

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Mongol Empire (1206–1481 C.E.)

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Monivong, King (d. 1941 C.E.)

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Monopolies, Royal

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Montenegro Kingdom (1878–1918 C.E.)

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Morea, Despotate of (1349–1460 C.E.)

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Mortuary Rites.

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Moshoeshoe I (1786–1870 C.E.)

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Mossi Kingdoms (1500s C.E.–Present)

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Mughal Empire (1526–1857 C.E.)

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Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885 C.E.)

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Muhammad Ali (ca. 1769–1849 C.E.)

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Muhammad V (1909–1961 C.E.)

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Muhammad XII (Boabdil) (d. 1534 C.E.)

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Mu'izzi (Slave) Dynasty (1206–1290 C.E.)

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Munster Kingdom (ca. 450–1596 C.E.)

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Music and Song

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Mutesa I (ca. 1830s–1884 C.E.)

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Mycenaean Monarchies (2000–1200 B.C.E.)

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Mysore Kingdom (ca. 200s–1947 C.E.)

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Myth and Folklore

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Mzilikazi (ca. 1790–1868 C.E.)

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Nabataean Kingdom.

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Nabopolassar (d. 605 B.C.E.)

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Nadir Shah (1688–1747 C.E.)

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Nam Viet Kingdom (207–111 B.C.E.)

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Nanchao Kingdom (700–800s C.E.)

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Naples, Kingdom of (1100s–1861 C.E.)

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Napoleon I (Bonaparte) (1769–1821 C.E.)

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Napoleon III (1808–1873 C.E.)

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Napoleonic Empire.

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Nara Kingdom (710–794 C.E.)

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Narai (1632–1688 C.E.)

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Naram-Sin (d. ca. 2218 B.C.E.)

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Nasrid Dynasty (1232–1492 C.E.)

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National Identity

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Nationalism

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Naval Roles

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Navarre, Kingdom of (1134–1515 C.E.)

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Nazca Kingdom (flourished 100s–600s C.E.)

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Ndebele Kingdom (1830s–1890 C.E.)

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Nebuchadrezzar II (d. ca. 562 B.C.E.)

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Nefertiti (ca. 1416–1350 B.C.E.)

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Nepal, Kingdom of.

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Nero (37–68 C.E.)

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Netherlands Kingdom (1813 C.E.–Present)

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Nevsky, Alexander (1220–1263 C.E.)

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Ngonde Kingdom (ca. 1500–late 1800s C.E.)

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Nguyen anh (d. 1820 C.E.)

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Nguyen (Hue) Dynasty (1802–1945 C.E.)

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Nicholas I (1796–1855 C.E.)

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Nicholas II (1868–1918 C.E.)

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Norman Kingdoms (1130–1268 C.E.)

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Norodom Sihanouk (1922– )

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Northumbria, Kingdom of (547–827 C.E.)

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Norwegian Monarchy (ca. 800s C.E.–Present)

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Novgorod, Principality of.

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Nubian Kingdoms (c. 850–663 B.C.E.)

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Nupe Kingdom (ca. 1400s–early 1800s C.E.)

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Nyoro Kingdom (1300s C.E.–Present)

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Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582 C.E.)

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Oldenburg Dynasty (1448–1863 C.E.)

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Olmec Kingdom (1400s–400 B.C.E.)

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Orange-Nassau, House of (1747 C.E.–Present)

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Orissa Kingdom.

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Osei Tutu (ca. 1636–1717 C.E.)

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Osman I (1259–1326 C.E.)

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Ostrogoth Kingdom (200s–552 C.E.)

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Otto I, the Great (912–973 C.E.)

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Ottoman Empire (ca. 1300–1923 C.E.)

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Ottonian Dynasty (919–1024 C.E.)

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Oudh (Avadh) Kingdom (ca. 500s B.C.E.–1856 C.E.)

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Pacal (603–683 C.E.)

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Pachacuti (ca. 1471 C.E.)

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Paekche Kingdom (ca. 250–660 C.E.)

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Pagan Kingdom (1044–1287 C.E.)

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Pahlavi Dynasty (1925–1979 C.E.)

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Pala Dynasty (750–1169 C.E.)

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Palaces

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Modern Palaces

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Palaeologan Dynasty (1261–1453 C.E.)

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Palestine, Kingdoms of (ca. 1100 B.C.E.–1948 C.E.)

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Pallava Dynasty.

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Pandya Dynasty (ca. 300 B.C.E.–ca. 1550 C.E.)

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Panjalu Kingdom (ca. 1041–1222 C.E.)

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Papal States (754–1870 C.E.)

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Paramara Dynasty (ca. 820–1235 C.E.)

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Parks, Royal

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Parthian Kingdom (247 B.C.E.–224 C.E.)

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Patent Letters, Royal

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Pedro I (1798–1832 C.E.)

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Pedro II (1825–1891 C.E.)

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Pegu Kingdoms (1287–1757 C.E.)

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Pelayo.

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Penda.

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Pepin Dynasty (613–741 C.E.)

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Pepin the Short (Pepin III) (ca. 714–768 C.E.)

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Perak Kingdom (1528 C.E.–Present)

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Pergamum Kingdom (ca. 300–129 B.C.E.)

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Perlak Kingdom.

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Persian Empire (ca. 550–330 B.C.E.)

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Peter I, the Great (1672–1725 C.E.)

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Philip II (1527–1598 C.E.)

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Philip II of Macedon (ca. 382–336 B.C.E.)

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Philip II, Augustus (1165–1223 C.E.)

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Philip IV, the Fair (1268–1314 C.E.)

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Phoenician Empire (ca. 1300–322 B.C.E.)

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Phrygia Kingdom (750–600 B.C.E.)

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Piast Dynasty (ca. 850–1370 C.E.)

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Picts, Kingdom of the (ca. 80–839 C.E.)

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Piedmont Kingdom (1720–1861 C.E.)

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Plantagenet, House of (1154–1399 C.E.)

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Polygamy, Royal

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Pomare IV (1813–1877 C.E.)

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Postcolonial States

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Power, Forms of Royal

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Powys Kingdom (ca. 500s–1200s C.E.)

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Premysl Dynasty (870–1306 C.E.)

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Priests, Royal

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Primogeniture

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Prophets, Royal

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Ptolemaic Dynasty (305–30 B.C.E.)

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Ptolemy I (ca. 367–282 B.C.E.)

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Pu Yi (1906–1967 C.E.)

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Punjab Princely States (ca. 1700–1972 C.E.)

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Pyu Kingdom (ca. 1000 B.C.E.–832 C.E.)

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Qajar Dynasty (1796–1925 C.E.)

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Qianlong.

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Qin Dynasty.

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Qing Dynasty.

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Queens and Queen Mothers

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Quaraysh.

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Qutb Shahi Dynasty.

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Radama I (ca. 1793–1828 C.E.)

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Radama II (1828–1830 C.E.)

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Rajasthan Kingdom (ca. 7–1947 C.E.)

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Rama IV.

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Rama V.

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Rama Dynasty.

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Rama Khamheng (ca. 1239–1298 C.E.)

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Ramses II, the Great (d. ca. 1212 B.C.E.)

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Ranavalona I, Mada (ca. 1788–1861 C.E.)

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Rastrakuta Dynasty (ca. 755–975 C.E.)

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Realms, Types of

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Rebellion

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Reccared I (d. 601 C.E.)

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Regalia and Insignia, Royal

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Regencies

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Regicide

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Reigns, Length of

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Religious Duties and Powers

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Richard I, Lionheart (1157–1199 C.E.)

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Richard II (1367–1399 C.E.)

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Richard III (1452–1485 C.E.)

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Rights to Animals

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Rights, Civil

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Rights, Land

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Ritual, Royal

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Riurikid Dynasty (ca. 862–1598 C.E.)

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Robert I (Robert the Bruce) (1274–1329 C.E.)

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Robert Guiscard.

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Roderic (d. ca. 711 C.E.)

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Roman Empire (27 B.C.E.–476 C.E.)

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Roman Empire, Holy.

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Romanian Monarchy (1859–1947 C.E.)

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Romanov Dynasty (1613–1917 C.E.)

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Romanov, Michael (1596–1645 C.E.)

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Rotse Kingdom.

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Royal Families

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Royal Imposters

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Royal Line

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Royal Pretenders

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Rudolf I (1218–1291 C.E.)

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Rurik (d. 879 C.E.)

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Rus Princedoms (ca. 850–1236 C.E.)

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Russian Dynasties (800s–1917 C.E.)

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Sabaean Kingdom (ca. 1000 B.C.E.–300 C.E.)

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Sacral Birth and Death

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Sacred Kingships

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Sacred Texts

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Safavid Dynasty (1502–1736 C.E.)

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Saffarid Dynasty (flourished 800s C.E.)

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Sa'id, Sayyid Ibn (1791–1856 C.E.)

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Sailendra Dynasty (flourished ca. 750–850 C.E.)

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Sakalava Kingdom (ca. 1400–1800 C.E.)

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Saladin (ca. 1137–1193 C.E.)

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Salian Dynasty (1024–1125 C.E.)

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Samanid Dynasty (819–999 C.E.)

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Samoan Kingdoms (200–1877 C.E.)

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Samsu-Iluna (d. ca. 1712 B.C.E.)

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Samudera-Pasai (1200s–1500s C.E.)

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Sancho III, the Great (970–1035 C.E.)

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Sanusi Dynasty (1837–1969 C.E.)

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Sargon II (d. 705 B.C.E.)

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Sargon of Akkad (d. ca. 2279 B.C.E.)

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Sasanid Dynasty (224–651 C.E.)

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Satavahana Dynasty (ca. 235 B.C.E.–225 C.E.)

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Saurashtra Kingdom.

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Savoy Dynasty (1032–1946 C.E.)

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Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Dynasty (ca. 1800s–2000s C.E.)

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Saxon Dynasty (919–1024 C.E.)

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Saxon Kingdoms (ca. 100–1918 C.E.)

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Scottish Kingdoms

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Scythian Empire (flourished 700s–300s B.C.E.)

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Seclusion of Monarch

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Second Empire (1852–1870 C.E.)

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Seleucid Dynasty (312–63 B.C.E.)

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Selim I, the Grim (1467–1520 C.E.)

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Selim III, the Great (1761–1808 C.E.)

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Seljuq Dynasty (900s–1308 C.E.)

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Sennacherib (d. ca. 681 B.C.E.)

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Serbian Kingdom (1167–1459 C.E.)

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Servants and Aides, Royal

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Seti I (ca. 1333–1279 B.C.E.)

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Shah Dynasty (1769 C.E.–Present)

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Shaka Zulu (d. 1828)

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Shalmaneser III (d. ca. 824 B.C.E.)

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Shalmaneser V (d. 722 B.C.E.)

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Shamshi-Adad I (d. 1776 B.C.E.)

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Shan Kingdoms (1228–1555 C.E.)

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Shan States.

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Shang (Yin) Dynasty (ca. 1766–1122 B.C.E.)

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Sharqi Dynasty.

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Sheba, Queen of (ca. 900s B.C.E.)

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Shih Huang Ti (Shihuangdi) (259–210 B.C.E.)

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Shilluk Kingdom (1500s C.E.–Present)

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Shogunate

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Shoguns

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Shulgi (ca. 2000s B.C.E.)

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Shuppiluliuma I (flourished 1300s B.C.E.)

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Siam, Kingdoms of (1200s C.E.–Present)

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Siblings, Royal

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Sicily, Kingdom of (1139–1861 C.E.)

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Sigismund (1368–1437 C.E.)

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Sihanouk.

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Sikkim Kingdom (700s–1975 C.E.)

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Silla Kingdom (ca. 57 B.C.E.–935 C.E.)

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Sisters, Royal

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Slave Dynasty.

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Slavery, Royal

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Sobhuza I (ca. 1780–1839 C.E.)

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Sobhuza II (1899–1982 C.E.)

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Sobieski, John.

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Sogdian Kingdom.

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Sokoto Caliphate (1808–1903 C.E.)

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Solomon (d. ca. 931 B.C.E.)

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Song Dynasty.

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Songhai Kingdom (900s–1600s C.E.)

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Soninke Kingdom (ca. 100-400 C.E.)

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Sotho (Suto) Kingdom (1830 C.E.–Present)

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Soulouque, Faustin Elie (1785–1867 C.E.)

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South American Monarchies

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South Asian Kingdoms

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South Sea Island Kingdoms (ca. 1000 B.C.E.–Present)

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Southeast Asian Kingdoms

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Spanish Monarchies (1516 C.E.–Present)

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Sparta, Kingdom of (ca. 900–100 B.C.E.)

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Srivijaya-Palembang Empire (600s–1200s C.E.)

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Stanislas I (1677–1766 C.E.)

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Stanislaus II (1732–1798 C.E.)

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Stephen (ca. 1097–1154 C.E.)

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Stephen I (St. Stephen) (ca. 970–1038 C.E.)

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Stewart Dynasty (1371–1625 C.E.)

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Strathclyde Kingdom (ca. 400–870 C.E.)

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Stuart Dynasty (1603–1714 C.E.)

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Subjects, Royal

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Succession, Royal

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Sudanic Empires.

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Sui Dynasty (581–618 C.E.)

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Sukhothai Kingdom (ca. 1200s–1300s C.E.)

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Suleyman I, the Magnificent (1494–1566 C.E.)

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Sultanates

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Sumatran Kingdoms.

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Sumer.

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Sundjata Keita (ca. 1210–1255 C.E.)

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Sung (Song) Dynasty (960–1279 C.E.)

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Sunga Dynasty (184–73 B.C.E.)

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Sunni Ali (d. 1492 C.E.)

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Susenyos (ca. 1580–1632 C.E.)

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Sussex, Kingdom of (ca. 477–825 C.E.)

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Swahili Kingdoms (flourished ca. 970–1600 C.E.)

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Swazi Kingdom (ca. 1815 C.E.–Present)

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Swedish Monarchy (900s C.E.–Present)

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Syrian Kingdoms (2000s B.C.E.–Present)

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Tahitian Kingdom (1789–1880)

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T'ai Tsu (Taizu) (928–976 C.E.)

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T'ai Tsung (Taizong) (600–649 C.E.)

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Taifa Rulers (ca. 1009–1091 C.E.)

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Taizong.

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Taizu.

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Takauji Ashikaga.

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Tamerlane (Timur Leng) (1336–1405 C.E.)

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T'ang Dynasty (618–907 C.E.)

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Tara High Kingship.

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Tarquin Dynasty (ca. 616–510 B.C.E.)

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Tarquin the Proud (555–496 B.C.E.)

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Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (1918– )

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Taxation

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Temuchin.

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Tewodros II (1816–1868 C.E.)

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Theater, Royal

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Thebes Kingdom (ca. 1570–1085 B.C.E.)

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Theodora (d. 548 C.E.)

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Theoderic the Great (ca. 454–526 C.E.)

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Theodosius I, the Great (346–395 C.E.)

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Theseus.

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Thessalonika Kingdom (316 B.C.E.–1430 C.E.)

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Thibaw (1858–1916 C.E.)

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Thrace Kingdom (480–345 B.C.E.)

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Three Kingdoms (220–266 C.E.)

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Thutmose III (ca. 1504–1450 B.C.E.)

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Tiberius (42 B.C.E.–37 C.E.)

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Tibetan Kingdom (100s B.C.E.–1949 C.E.)

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Tiglath-Pileser III (d. ca. 727 B.C.E.)

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Tikar Kingdom (1600s C.E.–Present)

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Timur Leng.

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Timurid Dynasty.

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Tio Kingdom (1400s–1891 C.E.)

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Titus (39–81 C.E.)

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Tiwanaku Kingdom (ca. 1500 B.C.E.–1200 C.E.)

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Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616 C.E.)

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Tokugawa Shogunate (1603–1868 C.E.)

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Toltec Empire (900s–1100s C.E.)

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Tomara Dynasty (ca. 736–1150 C.E.)

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Tombs, Royal

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Tonga, Kingdom of (ca. 1000s B.C.E.–Present)

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Tonking Kingdom (ca. 100s B.C.E.–1873 C.E.)

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Toro Kingdom (1822 C.E.–Present)

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Toungoo Dynasty (1486–1752 C.E.)

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536–1598 C.E.)

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Trajan (ca. 53–117 C.E.)

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Tran Dynasty (1225–1400 C.E.)

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Trastamara, House of (1369–1504 C.E.)

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Treason, Royal

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Tribute

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Trinh Dynasty (1545–1787 C.E.)

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Troad Kingdom.

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Trojan Kingdom (Second and First Millennia B.C.E.)

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Tsars and Tsarinas

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Tshekedi Khama (1906–1959 C.E.)

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Tudor, House of (1485–1603 C.E.)

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Tughluq Dynasty (1320–1414 C.E.)

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Tulunid Dynasty (868-905 C.E.)

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Tupac Yupanqui (d. 1493 C.E.)

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Turkic Empire (552–840 C.E.)

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Tutankhamen (d. ca. 1325 B.C.E.)

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Tutsi Kingdom (1400s–1890 C.E.)

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Tyranny, Royal

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Two Sicilies, Kingdom of the.

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Tz'u Hsi (Cixi), Empress (1835-1908 C.E.)

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Udaipur Kingdom (ca. 1568–1707 C.E.)

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Uighur Empire (744–840 C.E.)

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Ulster Kingdom (353 B.C.E.–1603 C.E.)

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Umayyad Dynasty (ca. 600–1009 C.E.)

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United Arab Emirates (1971–Present)

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Urartu Kingdom (ca. 1000–600 B.C.E.)

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Ur-Nammu (d. ca. 2095 B.C.E.)

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Uthman dan Fodio (1754–1817 C.E.)

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Utkala (Orissa) Kingdom (ca. 1076–1568 C.E.)

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Uzbek Kingdom (ca. 1500s-1865 C.E.)

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Vakataka Dynasty (ca. 220–520 C.E.)

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Valois Dynasty (1328–1589 C.E.)

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Vandal Kingdom (400s–534 C.E.)

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Varangian Kingdoms (ca. 800–1150 C.E.)

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Vasa Dynasty (1523–1654 C.E.)

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Venetian Doges (687–1797 C.E.)

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Victor Emmanuel II (1820–1878 C.E.)

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Victoria (1819–1901 C.E.)

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Vietnamese Kingdoms (207 B.C.E.–1955 C.E.)

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Vijayanagar Empire (1336–1614 C.E.)

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Viking Empire (ca. 1017–1042 C.E.)

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Viracocha (d. 1438 C.E.)

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Visigoth Kingdom (395–711 C.E.)

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Vlach Principality (1290–1462 C.E.)

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Vladimir Princedom (1125–1238 C.E.)

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Waldemar I, the Great (1131–1182 C.E.)

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Wang Kon (d. ca. 943 C.E.)

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Wanli (1563–1620 C.E.)

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Warfare

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Wari.

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Warri Kingdom.

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Weddings, Royal

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Wei Dynasties (386-557 C.E.)

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Welsh Kingdoms (ca. 500s–1200s C.E.)

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Wen Ti (Wendi) (541–604 C.E.)

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Wenceslas IV (1361–1419 C.E.)

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Wessex, Kingdom of (400s–900s C.E.)

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Wilderness, Royal Links to

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Wilhelm II (1859–1941 C.E.)

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Wilhelmina (1880–1962 C.E.)

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William (1650–1702 C.E) and Mary (1662–1695 C.E.)

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William I (1772–1843 C.E.)

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William I, the Conqueror (1028–1087 C.E.)

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William II (William Rufus) (1056–1100 C.E.)

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William III.

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Windsor, House of (1917 C.E.–Present)

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Witchcraft and Sorcery

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Wu Tse-T'ien (Wu Zetian) (Wu Zhao) (625–705 C.E.)

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Xerxes (ca. 518-465 B.C.E.)

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Xia (Hsia) Dynasty (ca. 2200–1750 B.C.E.)

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Xuanzong.

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Y

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Yadava Dynasty (1100s–1300s C.E.)

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Yamato Dynasty (ca. 40 B.C.E.–Present)

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Yaroslav I, the Wise (978–1054 C.E.)

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Ya'rubi Dynasty (ca. 1625–1743 C.E.)

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Yellow Emperor.

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Yemen Rulers (ca. 900s B.C.E.–Present)

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Yi Dynasty (1392–1910 C.E.)

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Yi Songgye (1335–1408 C.E.)

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Yoritomo (1147–1199 C.E.)

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York, House of (1385-1485 C.E.)

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Yoruba Kingdoms (ca. 500-1820 C.E.)

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Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368 C.E.)

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Yung Lo (Yongle) (1360–1424 C.E.)

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Zand Dynasty (1750–1794 C.E.)

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Zanzibar Sultanate (1806–1964 C.E.)

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Zapotec Empire (ca. 500 B.C.E.–900 C.E.)

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Zara Ya'iqob (d. 1468)

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Zhou Dynasty.

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Zimbabwe Kingdom, Great (ca. 500–1600 C.E.)

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Zulu Kingdom (1815–1879 C.E.)