Section: Identity and Location
Variable: Polity Original Name (All coded records)
Original name of the polity.  
Polity Original Name
#  Polity  Coded Value Tags Year(s) Edit Desc
1 Abbasid Caliphate I Abbasid Caliphate I Confident Expert -
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2 Abbasid Caliphate II Abbasid Caliphate II Confident Expert -
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3 Achaemenid Empire Achaemenid Empire Confident Expert -
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4 Early A'chik Achik Confident Expert -
’Garo’ is the most frequently used term in the ethnographic literature. However, A’chik is the preferred self-designated term. Therefore, out of respect, we generally prefer “A’chik” instead of "Garo", except for source titles and direct quotations. ‘The Garos constitute one of the most important tribal communities in East and West Garo Hills. The Garos call themselves A’chik (Hill man), Mande (Man) or A’chik Mande. Ethnically, the Garos belong the the Tibeto-Burman race, whose cradle is said to have been North-West China, between the upper waters of Yang-tse Kiang and Hoang-Ho. The Garos have a close affinity with the Bodos, Kacharis, Kochs and such allied tribes of Assam valley.’ [1] ‘As stated earlier, the Garos prefer to call themselves as “A’chik or A’chik manderang” and as such, the appropriate term for their land will be “A’chik A’song” or “A’chik Land”.’ [2] ‘The word ‘Mande’ generally indicated ‘human being’ to differentiate from other beings as ‘Mande or Matburung’ (man or animal) and “Mande or Me’mang” (man or ghost). It is exceptionally used in rare cases to indicate the whole community from others like ‘Mandema ba Rori’ ‘Mandema Nepali’ that is whether hill man or plain people and Nepali. But it is not commonly used for the whole community. A’chik is suffixed by the word Mande as “A’chik manderang”, and in short form as “A’chikrang”.’ [3] The term ’Garo’ is not used as an ethnonym by the people themselves: ‘There remains an obscurity about the origin of the word ’Garo.’ They are known as ’Garos’ to outsiders; but the Garos always designate themselves as ’Achik’ (’hill man’).’ [4] Many members of the group self-define as ‘Garo’ when talking to outsiders, but it can also be used as an offensive term (seems to depend on tone and context). [5] "At present, Bangladeshi Garos refer to themselves as Mandi (which literally means ’human being’), whereas Indian Garos generally call themselves as Achik (hill dweller). Historical data show that different groups used different names in the past, and that there was never one name for all". ‘The word ‘Garo’ is not a Garo word and hence it has no meaning in their language. In fact, they never utter the word among themselves nor do they like to be called by that name.’ [2] The etymological history of the term ’Garo’ is unclear, but the word might be of Boro origin: ‘P.C. Bhattacharya in his ‘Notes on Boro, Garo and Shans’ pointed out the possibility of the word ‘Garo’ to be of Boro origin. The word ‘Garo’ has two morphemes, Gar + o and meaning ‘one who has left’ or ‘separated’. The Lexico Statistical Dating Analysis conducted by Robbins Burling and P.C. Bhattacharya evidently showed that the Boros and the Garos spoke the same language and that their linguistic separation took place in about the first millennium B.C.’ [6]

[1]: Burman, J. J. Roy 1995. “Christianity And Development Among The Garos”, 210

[2]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 38

[3]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 40

[4]: Roy, Sankar Kumar: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Garo

[5]: Bal, Ellen. They Ask If We Eat Frogs: Garo Ethnicity in Bangladesh. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007: 72-4. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/ARMDH9MD

[6]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 37


5 Adal Sultanate Adal Sultanate Confident -
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6 Ajuran Sultanate Ajuran Sultanate Confident -
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7 Ak Koyunlu Ak Koyunlu Confident Expert -
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8 Akan - Pre-Ashanti Akan - Pre-Ashanti Confident Expert -
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9 Akkadian Empire Akkadian Empire Confident Expert -
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10 Alaouite Dynasty I Alaouite Dynasty I Confident -
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11 Allada Allada Confident -
“At its political and economic peak in the 16th and 17th centuries, the coastal kingdom of Allada stretched from the port of Offra – now the suburb of Godomey in the current Republic of Benin’s commercial capital of Cotonou – approximately 50 miles north into the hinterland beyond its capital city, also known as Allada.” [1]

[1]: Aderinto, Saheed. African Kingdoms: An Encyclopedia of Empires and Civilizations. ABC- CLIO, 2017: 7. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/EB5TWDG7/collection


12 Amorite Babylonia Amorite Dynasty Confident Expert -
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13 Ancient Khwarazm Ancient Khwarazm Confident Expert -
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14 Andronovo Andronovo Confident Expert -
"The ’Andronovo culture’ is a convenient way of referring to the various communities sharing a broadly similar culture that occupied the Kazakh steppe in the period 1800-1200 BC. It represents the consolidation of disparate groups whose livelihood was based on the herding of cattle and sheep, with some recourse to small-scale crop growing, who chose to decorate their pottery in similar ways and to use bronze tools and weapons of broadly similar kinds." [1]

[1]: (Cunliffe 2015, 142) Cunliffe, Barry. 2015. By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia. Oxford University Press. Oxford.


15 Anglo-Saxon England I Anglo-Saxon England Confident -

16 Antebellum US Antebellum US Confident -
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17 Anurādhapura I Anurādhapura I Confident -
“According to the written history, the origin of present Anuradhapura has connections with the migrations that happened during the 5th to 6th century BCE, from India. Accordingly, the name Anuradhapura is due to two ‘Anuradha’s settled at this site during different periods. The first Anuradha was a man, among the one of 700 followers of Vijaya (prince), who came from India, and landed on the north-west coast in Sri Lanka during the 5th to 6th century. Vijaya was the first king of this civilization. The second Anuradha was a prince, one of six brothers of princess Bhaddakachana, the daughter of a Sakyan king, who arrived in Sri Lanka with thirty-two maidens for the consecration of Panduvasudeva (444 BCE–414 BCE). Her six brothers arrived later to Sri Lanka and settled down at different places, according to their wish. One of her brothers, Anuradha, built Anuradhagama. ‘Anuradha built a tank, and when he had built a palace to the south of this, he took up his abode there.’ This gives an important insight to the long history of urbanism, settlement and the agriculture and irrigation of Sri Lanka. For the building of a tank, he might have utilized indigenous knowledge and work- force (of pre-Vijaya); the storage of water should be for the irrigation and cultivation, as Malwathu Oya nearby was well enough for the daily consumption. This geographical and historical information is evidence of the anthropological ethnographical experience of the natural landscape location of Anuradhapura as important for a human settlement, which guides the dwelling, process of dwelling and the orientation of the place.” [1] “In the Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle, the time before the arrival of the first Aryan settlers is not described in detail. The chronicle refers to the island being inhabited by spirits and nagas—snakes or snake demons. It is assumed that this is the Aryans’ mythical conception of an indigenous population of hunters and gatherers. This indigenous population was first challenged by the arrival of the first Aryan settlers from North India. In the fifth century BC these Aryan settlers started to occupy parts of the island. They either pushed back the aboriginal inhabitants into the interior of the island or, at times, mixed with them. The Aryans were organised in clans. The Sinhalas, the most powerful clan, settled in the northern Dry Zone and introduced the cultivation of rice and the use of iron to the island. From intermarriages of the Aryans with the aboriginal people of Ceylon and with immigrants of South Indian Dravidian stock sprang the Sinhalese as an ethnic group. A regular supply of water was crucial for survival in the Dry Zone. Rainfall was not reliable and provided the settlers with only a single crop per year. Thus, the settlers started to develop considerable skills in the construction of irrigation works. At first, these works aimed at the conservation and storage of surplus water for the dry season, later the settlers also constructed works for the equal distribution of water in the region. The first large scale tank for the storage of water was constructed near the village of Anuradhagama which was later chosen as the capital of the region—under the name of Anuradhapura.” [2]

[1]: (De Silva 2019, 166-168) De Silva, Wasana. 2019. ‘Urban agriculture and Buddhist concepts for wellbeing: Anuradhapura Sacred City, Sri Lanka’. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. Vol 14: 3. Pp 163-177. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/JIJEFKG3/collection

[2]: (Wenzlhuemer, R. 2008, 19) Wenzlhuemer, Roland. 2008. From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880–1900: An Economic and Social History. Leiden and Boston: Brill. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/EMUGE5WD/collection


18 Anurādhapura II Anurādhapura II Confident -
“According to the written history, the origin of present Anuradhapura has connections with the migrations that happened during the 5th to 6th century BCE, from India. Accordingly, the name Anuradhapura is due to two ‘Anuradha’s settled at this site during different periods. The first Anuradha was a man, among the one of 700 followers of Vijaya (prince), who came from India, and landed on the north-west coast in Sri Lanka during the 5th to 6th century. Vijaya was the first king of this civilization. The second Anuradha was a prince, one of six brothers of princess Bhaddakachana, the daughter of a Sakyan king, who arrived in Sri Lanka with thirty-two maidens for the consecration of Panduvasudeva (444 BCE–414 BCE). Her six brothers arrived later to Sri Lanka and settled down at different places, according to their wish. One of her brothers, Anuradha, built Anuradhagama. ‘Anuradha built a tank, and when he had built a palace to the south of this, he took up his abode there.’ This gives an important insight to the long history of urbanism, settlement and the agriculture and irrigation of Sri Lanka. For the building of a tank, he might have utilized indigenous knowledge and work- force (of pre-Vijaya); the storage of water should be for the irrigation and cultivation, as Malwathu Oya nearby was well enough for the daily consumption. This geographical and historical information is evidence of the anthropological ethnographical experience of the natural landscape location of Anuradhapura as important for a human settlement, which guides the dwelling, process of dwelling and the orientation of the place.” [1] “In the Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle, the time before the arrival of the first Aryan settlers is not described in detail. The chronicle refers to the island being inhabited by spirits and nagas—snakes or snake demons. It is assumed that this is the Aryans’ mythical conception of an indigenous population of hunters and gatherers. This indigenous population was first challenged by the arrival of the first Aryan settlers from North India. In the fifth century BC these Aryan settlers started to occupy parts of the island. They either pushed back the aboriginal inhabitants into the interior of the island or, at times, mixed with them. The Aryans were organised in clans. The Sinhalas, the most powerful clan, settled in the northern Dry Zone and introduced the cultivation of rice and the use of iron to the island. From intermarriages of the Aryans with the aboriginal people of Ceylon and with immigrants of South Indian Dravidian stock sprang the Sinhalese as an ethnic group. A regular supply of water was crucial for survival in the Dry Zone. Rainfall was not reliable and provided the settlers with only a single crop per year. Thus, the settlers started to develop considerable skills in the construction of irrigation works. At first, these works aimed at the conservation and storage of surplus water for the dry season, later the settlers also constructed works for the equal distribution of water in the region. The first large scale tank for the storage of water was constructed near the village of Anuradhagama which was later chosen as the capital of the region—under the name of Anuradhapura.” [2]

[1]: (De Silva 2019, 166-168) De Silva, Wasana. 2019. ‘Urban agriculture and Buddhist concepts for wellbeing: Anuradhapura Sacred City, Sri Lanka’. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. Vol 14: 3. Pp 163-177. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/JIJEFKG3/collection

[2]: (Wenzlhuemer, R. 2008, 19) Wenzlhuemer, Roland. 2008. From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880–1900: An Economic and Social History. Leiden and Boston: Brill. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/EMUGE5WD/collection


19 Anurādhapura III Anurādhapura III Confident -
“According to the written history, the origin of present Anuradhapura has connections with the migrations that happened during the 5th to 6th century BCE, from India. Accordingly, the name Anuradhapura is due to two ‘Anuradha’s settled at this site during different periods. The first Anuradha was a man, among the one of 700 followers of Vijaya (prince), who came from India, and landed on the north-west coast in Sri Lanka during the 5th to 6th century. Vijaya was the first king of this civilization. The second Anuradha was a prince, one of six brothers of princess Bhaddakachana, the daughter of a Sakyan king, who arrived in Sri Lanka with thirty-two maidens for the consecration of Panduvasudeva (444 BCE–414 BCE). Her six brothers arrived later to Sri Lanka and settled down at different places, according to their wish. One of her brothers, Anuradha, built Anuradhagama. ‘Anuradha built a tank, and when he had built a palace to the south of this, he took up his abode there.’ This gives an important insight to the long history of urbanism, settlement and the agriculture and irrigation of Sri Lanka. For the building of a tank, he might have utilized indigenous knowledge and work- force (of pre-Vijaya); the storage of water should be for the irrigation and cultivation, as Malwathu Oya nearby was well enough for the daily consumption. This geographical and historical information is evidence of the anthropological ethnographical experience of the natural landscape location of Anuradhapura as important for a human settlement, which guides the dwelling, process of dwelling and the orientation of the place.” [1] “In the Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle, the time before the arrival of the first Aryan settlers is not described in detail. The chronicle refers to the island being inhabited by spirits and nagas—snakes or snake demons. It is assumed that this is the Aryans’ mythical conception of an indigenous population of hunters and gatherers. This indigenous population was first challenged by the arrival of the first Aryan settlers from North India. In the fifth century BC these Aryan settlers started to occupy parts of the island. They either pushed back the aboriginal inhabitants into the interior of the island or, at times, mixed with them. The Aryans were organised in clans. The Sinhalas, the most powerful clan, settled in the northern Dry Zone and introduced the cultivation of rice and the use of iron to the island. From intermarriages of the Aryans with the aboriginal people of Ceylon and with immigrants of South Indian Dravidian stock sprang the Sinhalese as an ethnic group. A regular supply of water was crucial for survival in the Dry Zone. Rainfall was not reliable and provided the settlers with only a single crop per year. Thus, the settlers started to develop considerable skills in the construction of irrigation works. At first, these works aimed at the conservation and storage of surplus water for the dry season, later the settlers also constructed works for the equal distribution of water in the region. The first large scale tank for the storage of water was constructed near the village of Anuradhagama which was later chosen as the capital of the region—under the name of Anuradhapura.” [2]

[1]: (De Silva 2019, 166-168) De Silva, Wasana. 2019. ‘Urban agriculture and Buddhist concepts for wellbeing: Anuradhapura Sacred City, Sri Lanka’. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. Vol 14: 3. Pp 163-177. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/JIJEFKG3/collection

[2]: (Wenzlhuemer, R. 2008, 19) Wenzlhuemer, Roland. 2008. From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880–1900: An Economic and Social History. Leiden and Boston: Brill. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/EMUGE5WD/collection


20 Anurādhapura IV Anurādhapura IV Confident -
“According to the written history, the origin of present Anuradhapura has connections with the migrations that happened during the 5th to 6th century BCE, from India. Accordingly, the name Anuradhapura is due to two ‘Anuradha’s settled at this site during different periods. The first Anuradha was a man, among the one of 700 followers of Vijaya (prince), who came from India, and landed on the north-west coast in Sri Lanka during the 5th to 6th century. Vijaya was the first king of this civilization. The second Anuradha was a prince, one of six brothers of princess Bhaddakachana, the daughter of a Sakyan king, who arrived in Sri Lanka with thirty-two maidens for the consecration of Panduvasudeva (444 BCE–414 BCE). Her six brothers arrived later to Sri Lanka and settled down at different places, according to their wish. One of her brothers, Anuradha, built Anuradhagama. ‘Anuradha built a tank, and when he had built a palace to the south of this, he took up his abode there.’ This gives an important insight to the long history of urbanism, settlement and the agriculture and irrigation of Sri Lanka. For the building of a tank, he might have utilized indigenous knowledge and work- force (of pre-Vijaya); the storage of water should be for the irrigation and cultivation, as Malwathu Oya nearby was well enough for the daily consumption. This geographical and historical information is evidence of the anthropological ethnographical experience of the natural landscape location of Anuradhapura as important for a human settlement, which guides the dwelling, process of dwelling and the orientation of the place.” [1] “In the Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle, the time before the arrival of the first Aryan settlers is not described in detail. The chronicle refers to the island being inhabited by spirits and nagas—snakes or snake demons. It is assumed that this is the Aryans’ mythical conception of an indigenous population of hunters and gatherers. This indigenous population was first challenged by the arrival of the first Aryan settlers from North India. In the fifth century BC these Aryan settlers started to occupy parts of the island. They either pushed back the aboriginal inhabitants into the interior of the island or, at times, mixed with them. The Aryans were organised in clans. The Sinhalas, the most powerful clan, settled in the northern Dry Zone and introduced the cultivation of rice and the use of iron to the island. From intermarriages of the Aryans with the aboriginal people of Ceylon and with immigrants of South Indian Dravidian stock sprang the Sinhalese as an ethnic group. A regular supply of water was crucial for survival in the Dry Zone. Rainfall was not reliable and provided the settlers with only a single crop per year. Thus, the settlers started to develop considerable skills in the construction of irrigation works. At first, these works aimed at the conservation and storage of surplus water for the dry season, later the settlers also constructed works for the equal distribution of water in the region. The first large scale tank for the storage of water was constructed near the village of Anuradhagama which was later chosen as the capital of the region—under the name of Anuradhapura.” [2]

[1]: (De Silva 2019, 166-168) De Silva, Wasana. 2019. ‘Urban agriculture and Buddhist concepts for wellbeing: Anuradhapura Sacred City, Sri Lanka’. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. Vol 14: 3. Pp 163-177. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/JIJEFKG3/collection

[2]: (Wenzlhuemer, R. 2008, 19) Wenzlhuemer, Roland. 2008. From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880–1900: An Economic and Social History. Leiden and Boston: Brill. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/EMUGE5WD/collection


21 Archaic Crete Archaic Crete Confident Expert -
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22 Armenian Kingdom Armenia Kingdom Confident -
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23 Aro Aro Confident -
“The Aro confederacy emerged uniquely as a state in southeastern Nigeria in ca. 1690-1720, according to the dating structure worked out by the author (Nwauwa 1990).” [1]

[1]: Nwauwa, A. O. (1995). The Evolution of the Aro Confederacy in Southeastern Nigeria, 1690–1720. A Theoretical Synthesis of State Formation Process in Africa. Anthropos, 90(4/6), 353–364: 353. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/G4DWA3GQ/collection


24 Ashanti Empire Ashanti Empire Confident Expert -
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25 Ashikaga Shogunate Ashikaga Shogunate Confident Expert -
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26 Atlantic Complex Atlantic Complex Confident Expert -
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27 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II Confident -
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28 Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Confident -

29 Ayutthaya Ayutthaya Confident Expert -
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30 Ayyubid Sultanate Ayyubid Sultanate Confident Expert -
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31 Late A'chik A’chik Confident Expert -
’Garo’ is the most frequently used term in the ethnographic literature. However, A’chik is the preferred self-designated term. Therefore, out of respect, we generally prefer “A’chik” instead of "Garo", except for source titles and direct quotations. ‘The Garos constitute one of the most important tribal communities in East and West Garo Hills. The Garos call themselves A’chik (Hill man), Mande (Man) or A’chik Mande. Ethnically, the Garos belong the the Tibeto-Burman race, whose cradle is said to have been North-West China, between the upper waters of Yang-tse Kiang and Hoang-Ho. The Garos have a close affinity with the Bodos, Kacharis, Kochs and such allied tribes of Assam valley.’ [1] ‘As stated earlier, the Garos prefer to call themselves as “A’chik or A’chik manderang” and as such, the appropriate term for their land will be “A’chik A’song” or “A’chik Land”.’ [2] ‘The word ‘Mande’ generally indicated ‘human being’ to differentiate from other beings as ‘Mande or Matburung’ (man or animal) and “Mande or Me’mang” (man or ghost). It is exceptionally used in rare cases to indicate the whole community from others like ‘Mandema ba Rori’ ‘Mandema Nepali’ that is whether hill man or plain people and Nepali. But it is not commonly used for the whole community. A’chik is suffixed by the word Mande as “A’chik manderang”, and in short form as “A’chikrang”.’ [3] The term ’Garo’ is not used as an ethnonym by the people themselves: ‘There remains an obscurity about the origin of the word ’Garo.’ They are known as ’Garos’ to outsiders; but the Garos always designate themselves as ’Achik’ (’hill man’).’ [4] Many members of the group self-define as Garo when talking to outsiders, but it can also be used as an offensive term (seems to depend on tone and context). [5] "At present, Bangladeshi Garos refer to themselves as Mandi (which literally means ’human being’), whereas Indian Garos generally call themselves as Achik (hill dweller). Historical data show that different groups used different names in the past, and that there was never one name for all". ‘The word ‘Garo’ is not a Garo word and hence it has no meaning in their language. In fact, they never utter the word among themselves nor do they like to be called by that name.’ [2] The etymological history of the term ’Garo’ is unclear, but the word might be of Boro origin: ‘P.C. Bhattacharya in his ‘Notes on Boro, Garo and Shans’ pointed out the possibility of the word ‘Garo’ to be of Boro origin. The word ‘Garo’ has two morphemes, Gar + o and meaning ‘one who has left’ or ‘separated’. The Lexico Statistical Dating Analysis conducted by Robbins Burling and P.C. Bhattacharya evidently showed that the Boros and the Garos spoke the same language and that their linguistic separation took place in about the first millennium B.C.’ [6]

[1]: Burman, J. J. Roy 1995. “Christianity And Development Among The Garos”, 210

[2]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 38

[3]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 40

[4]: Roy, Sankar Kumar: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Garo

[5]: Bal, Ellen. They Ask If We Eat Frogs: Garo Ethnicity in Bangladesh. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007: 72-4. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/ARMDH9MD

[6]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 37


32 Kassite Babylonia Babylonian Empire Confident Expert -
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33 Badarian Badarian Confident Expert -
"The work by Brunton and Caton-Thompson (1928) in the Badari district near Assyut revealed yet another unit older than the Amratian - the Badarian." [1]

[1]: (Hassan 1988, 138)


34 Bamana kingdom Bamana kingdom Confident Expert -
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35 Yemen Ziyad Dynasty Banu Ziyad Confident Expert -
"Effective Abbasid rule in Yemen ended when Muhammad bin ’Ubaidallah bin Ziyad, appointed in 822 by Ma’mum to govern the Tihama, threw off all pretense of obedience of Baghdad beyond causing the Friday prayers to be said in the caliph’s name, and founded the Banu Ziyad state, laying out and building the city of Zabid as its capital." [1]

[1]: (Stookey 1978, 45) Robert W Stookey. 1978. Yemen: The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Westview Press. Boulder.


36 Beaker Culture Beaker Culture Confident Expert -
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37 Benin Empire Benin Empire Confident -
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38 Brandenburg-Prussia Brandenburg-Prussia Confident -
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39 British Empire I British Empire I Confident -
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40 British Empire IIIIIIIIII British Empire II Confident -
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41 Bronze Age Cambodia Bronze Age Cambodia Confident Expert -
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42 Buganda Buganda Confident -
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43 Buganda Buganda Confident -
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44 Bugesera Bugesera Confident -
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45 Buhaya Buhaya Confident -
"Karagwe, Nkore, and Buhaya formed small neighboring states to the major kingdoms of Bunyoro and Buganda in the Great Lakes region. Karagwe and Nkore were individual polities, while Buhaya refers to an area along the western side of Lake Victoria in which seven small states were recognized: Kiamutwara, Kiziba, Ihangiro, Kihanja, Bugabo, Maruku, and Missenye." [1]

[1]: (Shillington 2005: 591) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/AWA9ZT5B/collection.


46 Burundi Burundi Confident -
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47 Buyid Confederation Buyid Confederation Confident Expert -
Buyid Confederation. Buyids or the Buwayhids was the dynasty who came from a people called the Daylamites. [1]

[1]: (Kennedy 2004) Kennedy, Hugh N. 2004. The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates. Second edition. Pearson Longman. Harlow.


48 Byzantine Empire I Byzantine Empire I Confident Expert -
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49 Byzantine Empire II Bzyantine Empire II Confident Expert -
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50 Byzantine Empire III Bzyantine Empire III Confident Expert -
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51 Cahokia - Early Woodland Cahokia - Early Woodland Confident Expert -
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52 Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I Confident Expert -
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53 Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II Confident Expert -
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54 Cahokia - Late Woodland I Cahokia - Late Woodland I Confident Expert -
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55 Cahokia - Late Woodland II Cahokia - Late Woodland II Confident Expert -
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56 Cahokia - Late Woodland III Cahokia - Late Woodland III Confident Expert -
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57 Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling Confident Expert -
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58 Cahokia - Middle Woodland Cahokia - Middle Woodland Confident Expert -
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59 Cahokia - Moorehead Cahokia - Moorehead Confident Expert -
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60 Cahokia - Sand Prairie Cahokia - Sand Prairie Confident Expert -
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61 Canaan Canaan Confident Expert -
The true "original name" as such is unknown, given that the ancient Canaanites left few writings, and we are forced to rely on references to them by other cultures. However, cognates of the form כנען (Cana’an) are most common.
62 Carnatic Sultanate Carnatic Sultanate Confident -
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63 Carolingian Empire I Carolingian Empire I Confident Expert -
Early phase 752 - 840 CE
64 Carolingian Empire II Carolingian Empire II Confident Expert -
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65 Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase Confident -
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66 Chagatai Khanate Chagatai Khaganate Confident Expert -
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67 Chalcolithic Middle Ganga Chalcolithic Middle Ganga Confident Expert -
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68 Chalukyas of Badami Chalukyas of Badami Confident Expert -
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69 Chalukyas of Kalyani Chalukyas of Kalyani Confident Expert -
The ruling dynasty is often known as the Chalukyas of Kalyani, to distinguish them from the Chalukyas of Badami, founding branch of the family.
70 Chenla Chenla Confident Expert -
Chen-la. ’The first inscription in the Khmer language, heavily influenced by Sanskrit vocabulary, is dated AD 612 and comes from Angkor Borei; in the following century there were many more. But the details of political geography in each generation are obscure. For some of what we know, we are again indebted to Chinese sources, which speak of a Khmer state called ’Chen-la’ (Zhenla). it is not clear what this name represents, but it is clearly an attempt to represent a foreign name with Chinese symbols.’ [1] ’Akin to the MONS of Burma, the KHMERS established CHENLA, which enla- compassed modern Cambodia and northeast Thailand.’ [2] ’The term Chenla, a Chinese name, was used from the seventh century C.E. to refesetr to the territory of modern Cambodia and northeast Thailand. Modern historians have also applied the term to the period of Cambodian history from the seventh to early ninth centuries C.E. The origin of the name is unknown. According to Sui shu (History of the Sui Dynasty, 581-618 C.E.), Chenla was a former vassal of the kingdom of Funan, and it gradually grew in power until King She-to-ssu-na of Chenla was able to assert his independence and conquer Fu- nan.’ [3] ’Chinese records spoke of Land CHENLA and Water CHENLA, the former accessible overland and the latter reached by sea.’ [2] ’At the beginning of the eighth century, in 711 and 717 C.E., two embassies from Chenla were received at the court of the Tang dynasty, together with embassies from a kingdom named Wentan. The Chiu T’ang shu (Old History of the Tang Dynasty) stated that from 706 C.E., Chenla was divided into two parts: Water Chenla and Land Chenla. Land Chenla was also called Wentan, and this kingdom sent three further embassies in 753 or 754, 771, and 799 C.E. An itinerary has survived from the end of the eighth century, describing an overland voyage to Wentan across the mountains from the re- gion of modern Hà T|nh in north-central Vietnam.The precise route of this journey is uncertain, but one of the destinations may have been the ancient city and temple site at Vat Phu in southern Laos. It is probable that the story of the division of Land and Water Chenla originated from the realization by the Tang court that the territory of Chenla comprised at least two major kingdoms—one that could be reached by sea, the other reached overland.’ [4] ’Chenla is a name derived from Chinese historical records often used to describe an essentially protohistoric period dated between AD 550 and 800 that followed seamlessly from late prehistory.’ [5]

[1]: (Mabbett and Chandler 1995, 79)

[2]: (Ooi 2004, 11)

[3]: (Southworth 2004, 324)

[4]: (Southworth 2004, 325)

[5]: (Higham 2014, 823)


71 Chuuk - Late Truk Chuuk - Late Truk Confident Expert -
eHRAF names ’Truk, Aramasen Chuuk’ [1]

[1]: Goodenough, Ward H. and Skoggard, Ian: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Chuuk


72 Classical Angkor Classical Angkor Confident Expert -
’The second and apparently unrelated legend involves a hermit named Kambu, who was given an apsaras or celestial nymph name demure by the great god Shiva (the major patron deity of Khmer rulers). This this marriage sprang the Khmer royal line as well as the people themselves. The Khmer thus came to call their land Kasaltmbudesa or ’Country of Kambu’, later abridged to Kambuja; it is the latter that the modern name ’Cambodia’ is derived.’ [1]

[1]: (Coe 2003, p. 33)


73 Classical Crete Classical Crete Confident Expert -
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74 Classical Ife Classical Ife Confident -
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75 Cuzco - Early Intermediate I Cuzco - Early Intermediate I Confident Expert -
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76 Cuzco - Early Intermediate II Cuzco - Early Intermediate II Confident Expert -
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77 Cuzco - Late Formative Cuzco - Late Formative Confident Expert -
"Like other recent authors working in the Cuzco region (e.g. Zapata 1998), I have elected to call the period of time between the advent of ceramic production and the appearance of Qotakalli pottery in the Cuzco region the Formative Period." [1]

[1]: (Bauer 2004, 39)


78 Cuzco - Late Intermediate I Cuzco - Late Intermediate I Confident Expert -
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79 Cuzco - Late Intermediate II Cuzco - Late Intermediate II Confident Expert -
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80 Dambadaneiya Dambadaneiya Confident -
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81 Deccan - Iron Age Deccan - Iron Age Confident Expert -
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82 Deccan - Neolithic Deccan - Neolithic Confident Expert -
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83 Delhi Sultanate Delhi Sultanate Confident Expert -
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84 Denyanke Kingdom Denyanke Kingdom Confident -
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85 Durrani Empire Durrani Empire Confident Expert -
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86 Dutch Empire Dutch Empire Confident -
"The question of the Empire’s Dutchness is hard to answer because the term ‘Dutch’ is both too broad and too narrow. In terms of the ruling group of regents, it is more appropriate to talk of a Holland–Zeeland Empire since the other provinces, not to mention the ‘inland colonies’ of Brabant, Limburg and Drenthe, generally invested much less in overseas expansion. ‘Dutch’ in this sense is an anachronism that relies on the notion of a ‘national’ past that was constructed as such only in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. [...] Certainly, Dutch contemporaries themselves neither regarded it as an empire, nor did they feel any sympathies for the very idea of empire. Had they not succeeded in repelling such an empire in a tremendously bloody uprising lasting a staggering eighty years?" [1]

[1]: (Emmer and Gommans 2020: 5, 10) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/AI9PPN7Q/collection.


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’The second and apparently unrelated legend involves a hermit named Kambu, who was given an apsaras or celestial nymph name demure by the great god Shiva (the major patron deity of Khmer rulers). This this marriage sprang the Khmer royal line as well as the people themselves. The Khmer thus came to call their land Kambudesa or ’Country of Kambu’, later abridged to Kambuja; it is the latter that the modern name ’Cambodia’ is derived.’ [1]

[1]: (Coe 2003, p. 33)


88 Early Cholas Early Cholas Confident -
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89 Early Dynastic Early Dynastic Confident Expert -
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90 Early Formative Basin of Mexico Early Formative Basin of Mexico Confident Expert -
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91 Early Illinois Confederation Early Illinois Confederation Confident Expert -
Inoca. [1]

[1]: Illinois State Museum, The Illinois, Identity (2000), http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/nat_amer/post/htmls/hi_decline.html


92 Early Merovingian Early Merovingian Confident Expert -
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93 Early Mongols Early Mongols Confident Expert -
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94 Early Monte Alban I Early Monte Alban I Confident Expert -
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95 Early Pandyas Early Pandyas Confident -
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96 Early Qing Early Qing Confident Expert -
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97 Early Sultanate of Aussa Early Sultanate of Aussa Confident -
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98 Chuuk - Early Truk Early Truk Confident Expert -
eHRAF names ’Truk, Aramasen Chuuk’ [1]

[1]: Goodenough, Ward H. and Skoggard, Ian: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Chuuk


99 Early United Mexican States Early United Mexican States Confident -
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100 Early Wei Dynasty Early Wei Dynasty Confident Expert -
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101 Early Xiongnu Early Xiongnu Confident Expert -
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102 East Francia East Francia Confident -
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103 East Roman Empire East Roman Empire Confident Expert -
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104 Eastern Han Empire Eastern Han Confident Expert -
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105 Eastern Turk Khaganate Eastern Turk Khaganate Confident Expert -
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106 Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom Confident Expert -
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107 Egypt - Dynasty 0 Egypt - Dynasty 0 Confident Expert -
Dynasty 0 or Naqada IIIA-B.
108 Egypt - Dynasty I Egypt - Dynasty I Confident Expert -
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109 Egypt - Dynasty II Egypt - Dynasty II Confident Expert -
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110 Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period Confident Expert -
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111 Egypt - Kushite Period Egypt - Kushite Period Confident Expert -
Kingdom of Kush. [1]

[1]: (Mokhtar ed. 1981, 280)


112 Egypt - Late Old Kingdom Egypt - Late Old Kingdom Confident Expert -
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113 Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I Confident Expert -
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114 Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II Confident Expert -
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115 Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III Confident Expert -
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116 Egypt - Middle Kingdom Egypt - Middle Kingdom Confident Expert -
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117 Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period Confident Expert -
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118 Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period Confident Expert -
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119 Egypt - Period of the Regions Egypt - Period of the Regions Confident Expert -
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120 Egypt - Saite Period Egypt - Saite Period Confident Expert -
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[1]: (Agut-Labordere 2013, 965)


121 Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period Confident Expert -
"If we accept the evidence in favour of Seneb-Kay and the seven other similar tombs representing an independent kingdom, the "Abydos Dynasty," then we may plausibly suggest that this was a kingdom geographically flanked by a mosaic of potential political rivals. To the south lay the Theban kingdom ruled by the 16th Dynasty. To the nnorth the Hyksos 15th Dynasty and a possible array of vassal rulers would have dominated the Nile Delta. At the beginning of this era the vestiges of the 13th Dynasty may have still controlled the area around the Middle Kingdom royal capital at Itj-Tawy, even after secession of Upper Egypt (Ilin-Tomich 2014)." [1]

[1]: (Wegner 2015, 77) Wegner, Josef. 2015. A royal necropolis at South Abydos: New light on Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period. Near Eastern archaeology. Volume 78. Issue 2. 68-78.


122 Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period Confident Expert -
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123 Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period Confident Expert -
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124 Elam I Elam Confident Expert -
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125 Elam II Elam Confident Expert -
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126 Elam III Elam Confident Expert -
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127 Elam - Awan Dynasty I Elam - Awan Dynasty I Confident Expert -
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128 Elam - Crisis Period Elam - Crisis Period Confident Expert -
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129 Elam - Early Sukkalmah Elam - Early Sukkalmah Confident Expert -
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130 Elam - Igihalkid Period Elam - Igihalkid Period Confident Expert -
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131 Elam - Kidinuid Period Elam - Kidinuid Period Confident Expert -
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132 Elam - Late Sukkalmah Elam - Late Sukkalmah Confident Expert -
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133 Elam - Shimashki Period Elam - Shimashki Period Confident Expert -
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[1]: Potts 1999, 158-59


134 Elam - Shutrukid Period Elam - Shutrukid Period Confident Expert -
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135 Electorate of Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria Confident -
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136 Electorate of Brandenburg Electorate of Brandenburg Confident -
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137 Elymais II Elymais II Confident Expert -
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138 Emirate of Harar Emirate of Harar Confident -
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139 Yemen - Era of Warlords Era of the War Lords Confident Expert -
Quasi-Polity. The 12th century was characterized by decentralization. [1] An "era of the ’war lords’" existed "until Rasulid times." [2]

[1]: (Stookey 1978, 76) Robert W Stookey. 1978. Yemen: The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Westview Press. Boulder.

[2]: (Stookey 1978, 45) Robert W Stookey. 1978. Yemen: The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Westview Press. Boulder.


140 Erligang Erligang Confident Expert -
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141 Erlitou Erlitou Confident Expert -
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142 Exarchate of Ravenna Exarchate of Ravenna Confident Expert -
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[1]: (Hutton 1926)


143 Fatimid Caliphate Fatimid Caliphate Confident Expert -
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144 Final Postpalatial Crete Final Postpalatial Crete Confident Expert -
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145 Fipa Fipa Confident -
"The Fipa lived on the south-western rim of the plateau. During the previous centuries the established population had been augmented by immigrants from the west, from Luba country in modern Zaire, who created several ritual chieftainships. The central one - Milansi,’the eternal village* -was headed by a dynasty of ironsmiths. Some-what later these dynasties were superseded by new immigrants, of unknown origin, named Twa. Organised as a single clan, in contrast to Fipa neighbourhoods, the Twa usurped power by force and cunning and established themselves as an aristocracy. The Milansi dynasty retained ritual power and the right to install the Twa chief, but the Twa exercised a territorial, administrative authority through appointed officials who transmitted orders to elected village headmen.While originating from the mingling of peoples, the Fipa state - for here the word is legitimate - was more stratified, had more precise borders, and was governed in a more strictly administrative manner than the other polities of the plateau." [1]

[1]: (Iliffe 1979: 24) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/SB2AJMVC/collection.


146 Formative Period Formative Period Confident Expert -
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147 Foys Foys Confident -
“The Dahomeans, Dalzel states, were formerly called Foys and inhabited a small territory somewhat to the south of Abomey. Tacoodonou, chief of the Foys, treacherously murdered a neighboring chief, seized his town, Calmina (Kano), and subjugated the people. He then turned northward to Abomey, reduced it after an extended siege, and captured the chief, whose name was Da. In fulfillment of a vow, he ripped open Da’s belly, and built a compound over the deceased’s grave. He called this compound Da-Homey or, literally, in the language of the Foy (Fon), Da’s Belly. From that day forth, the Foys referred to themselves as Dahomeans and the area under their sovereignty was known as Dahomey. This phase of conquest began in the early years of the seventeenth century and was accomplished by 1625.” [1]

[1]: Diamond, S. (1996). DAHOMEY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTO-STATE: An Essay in Historical Reconstruction. Dialectical Anthropology, 21(2), 121–216: 130. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/MW2G58RP/collection


148 Freetown Freetown Confident -
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149 French Kingdom - Early Bourbon French Kingdom - Early Bourbon Confident Expert -
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150 French Kingdom - Early Valois French Kingdom - Early Valois Confident Expert -
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151 French Kingdom - Late Bourbon French Kingdom - Late Bourbon Confident Expert -
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152 French Kingdom - Late Capetian French Kingdom - Late Capetian Confident Expert -
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153 French Kingdom - Late Valois French Kingdom - Late Valois Confident Expert -
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154 Funan I Funan I Confident Expert -
’No one knows what the Chinese word ’Fu-nan’ represents. The country to which it refers appears to have had its heartland in the Mekong delta area. The Chinese describe it as an empire, with a number of vassal states; since modern scholars doubt whether this is correct, they treat the Chinese information with suspicion, and the name ’Fu-nan’ belongs in inverted commas.’ [1] ’Chinese records noted a maritime kingdom situated on the lower reaches of the Mwaekong that flourished from the third to seventh cen- turies C.E. Referred to as FUNAN, this polity is believed to be the intermediary of the sea-going trade between IMPERIAL CHINA to the east and INDIA to the west.’ [2] ’The name of Funan is first mentioned in the Sanguo zhi, which was compiled in the late 3rd century and covers the period 220-280 AD.’ [3]

[1]: (Mabbett and Chandler 1995, p.66)

[2]: (Ooi 2004, pp. 10-11)

[3]: (Jacques and Lafond 2007, p. 46)


155 Funan II Funan II Confident Expert -
’No one knows what the Chinese word ’Fu-nan’ represents. The country to which it refers appears to have had its heartland in the Mekong delta area. The Chinese describe it as an empire, with a number of vassal states; since modern scholars doubt whether this is correct, they treat the Chinese information with suspicion, and the name ’Fu-nan’ belongs in inverted commas. [1] ’Chinese records noted a maritime kingdom situated on the lower reaches of the Mekong that flourished from the third to seventh cen- turies C.E. Referred to as FUNAN, this polity is believed to be the intermediary of the sea-going trade between IMPERIAL CHINA to the east and INDIA to the west.’ [2] ’The name of Funan is first mentioned in the Sanguo zhi, which was compiled in the late 3rd century and covers the period 220-280 AD.’ [3]

[1]: (Mabbett and Chandler 1995, p.66)

[2]: (Ooi 2004, pp. 10-11)

[3]: (Jacques and Lafond 2007, p. 46)


156 Funj Sultanate Funj Sultanate Confident -
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157 Futa Jallon Futa Jallon Confident -
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158 Gahadavala Dynasty Gahadavala Kingdom Confident Expert -
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159 Geometric Crete Geometric Crete Confident Expert -
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160 Holy Roman Empire - Hohenstaufen and Welf Dynasties German Kingdom - Hohenstaufen and Welf Dynasties Confident -
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161 Germany - Hohenzollern Dynasty Germany - Hohenzollern Dynasty Confident -
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162 Middle Wagadu Empire Ghana Empire I Confident Expert -
Wagadu. "Visitors from North Africa began referring to the Soninke state as Ghana, but the Soninke themselves and other Mande peoples know the ancient kingdom as Wagadu." [1] The Soninke "were the most northern of the Mande peoples, and they called their area Wagadu." [2]

[1]: (Conrad 2010, 38)

[2]: (Conrad 2010, 23)


163 Later Wagadu Empire Ghana Empire II Confident Expert -
"Visitors from North Africa began referring to the Soninke state as Ghana, but the Soninke themselves and other Mande peoples know the ancient kingdom as Wagadu." [1]

[1]: (Conrad 2010, 38)


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165 Golden Horde Golden Horde Confident -
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166 Great Ming Great Ming Confident Expert -
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168 Great Zimbabwe Great Zimbabwe Confident -
Technically speaking, this is only the name of the capital of the polity, but is frequently used to refer either to the presumed capital’s archaeological site or to the state of which it is presumed to have been the capital. “Archaeologists interchange the name Great Zimbabwe when referring both to muzinda (capital) and nyika (State)....” [1]

[1]: (Chirikure 2021, 26) Shadreck Chirikure, Great Zimbabwe: Reclaiming a ‘Confiscated’ Past (Routledge, 2021). Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/MWWKAGSJ/collection


169 Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Confident Expert -
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[1]: West, Barbara. Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania.( Infobase Publishing, 2009) pp. 245-247


170 Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty Gurjar Dynasty Confident Expert -
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171 Habr Yunis Habr Yunis Confident -
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172 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I Habsburg Empire II Confident -
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173 Hadiya Sultanate Hadiya Sultanate Confident -
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174 Hallstatt A-B1 Hallstatt A-B1 Confident Expert -
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175 Hallstatt B2-3 Hallstatt B Confident Expert -
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176 Hallstatt C Hallstatt C Confident Expert -
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177 Hallstatt D Hallstatt D Confident Expert -
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178 Harla Kingdom Harla Kingdom Confident -
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179 Hatti - New Kingdom Hatti - New Kingdom Confident Expert -
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180 Hatti - Old Kingdom Hatti - Old Kingdom Confident Expert -
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181 Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late Haudenosaunee Confederacy Confident Expert -
’The League of the Iroquois was originally a confederacy of 5 North American Indian tribes: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. A sixth tribe, the Tuscarora, joined the League in 1722 after migrating north from the region of the Roanoke River in response to hostilities with White colonists. [...] On the eve of European contact the Iroquois territory extended from Lake Champlain and Lake George west to the Genesee River and Lake Ontario and from the St. Lawrence River south to the Susquehanna River. Within these boundaries each of the original 5 tribes occupied an north-south oblong strip of territory; from east to west, they were the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. The region was primarily lake and hill country dissected by numerous rivers. Deciduous forests of birch, beech, maple and elm dominated the region, giving way to fir and spruce forests in the north and in the higher elevations of the Adirondack Mountains. In aboriginal times fish and animal species were diverse and abundant.’ [1] The Iroquois Confederacy’s original name was Haudenosaunee Confederacy: ’Iroquois, any member of the North American Indian tribes speaking a language of the Iroquoian family-notably the Cayuga, Cherokee, Huron, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. The peoples who spoke Iroquoian languages occupied a continuous territory around Lakes Ontario, Huron, and Erie, in present-day New York state and Pennsylvania (U.S.) and southern Ontario and Quebec (Canada). That larger group should be differentiated from the Five Nations (later Six Nations) better known as the Iroquois Confederacy (self name Haudenosaunee Confederacy).’ [2]

[1]: Reid, Gerald: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Iroquois

[2]: http://www.britannica.com/topic/Iroquois-people


182 Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early Haudenosaunee Confederacy Confident Expert -
’The League of the Iroquois was originally a confederacy of 5 North American Indian tribes: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. A sixth tribe, the Tuscarora, joined the League in 1722 after migrating north from the region of the Roanoke River in response to hostilities with White colonists. [...] On the eve of European contact the Iroquois territory extended from Lake Champlain and Lake George west to the Genesee River and Lake Ontario and from the St. Lawrence River south to the Susquehanna River. Within these boundaries each of the original 5 tribes occupied an north-south oblong strip of territory; from east to west, they were the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. The region was primarily lake and hill country dissected by numerous rivers. Deciduous forests of birch, beech, maple and elm dominated the region, giving way to fir and spruce forests in the north and in the higher elevations of the Adirondack Mountains. In aboriginal times fish and animal species were diverse and abundant.’ [1] The Iroquois Confederacy’s original name was Haudenosaunee Confederacy: ’Iroquois, any member of the North American Indian tribes speaking a language of the Iroquoian family-notably the Cayuga, Cherokee, Huron, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. The peoples who spoke Iroquoian languages occupied a continuous territory around Lakes Ontario, Huron, and Erie, in present-day New York state and Pennsylvania (U.S.) and southern Ontario and Quebec (Canada). That larger group should be differentiated from the Five Nations (later Six Nations) better known as the Iroquois Confederacy (self name Haudenosaunee Confederacy).’ [2]

[1]: Reid, Gerald: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Iroquois

[2]: http://www.britannica.com/topic/Iroquois-people


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“Bawo, who succeeded his father, had six sons, three sets of twins, who became the rulers of Kano and Daura, Gobir and Zazzau (Zegzeg or Zaria) and Katsina and Rano respectively. Together with Biram, which was ruled by Bayajidda’s son by the Bornu princess, these seven states formed the hausa bakwai (the seven Hausa states).” [1]

[1]: Niane, D. T., & Unesco (Eds.). (1984). Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century. Heinemann; University of California Press: 270. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/ERZKPETN/collection


184 Hawaii I Hawaii I Confident Expert -
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186 Hawaii III Hawaii III Confident Expert -
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187 Hellenistic Crete Hellenistic Crete Confident Expert -
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188 Hephthalites Hepthalite Empire Confident Expert -
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189 Himyar II Himyar - Judaistic Period Confident Expert -
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191 Hmong - Early Chinese Hmong - Early Chinese Confident Expert -
Hmong. The Hmong population was composed of various sub-groups: ’Bai Miao (White), Cowrie Shell Miao, Hei Miao (Black), Hmong, Hua Miao (Flowery), Hung Miao (Red), Magpie Miao, Qing Miao (Blue/Green)’ [1] The term ’Miao’ is of Chinese origin: ’The various Miao groups are for the most part an unstratified agricultural people found in the uplands of several provinces of China and related to the Hmong of Southeast Asia. They are distinguished by language, dress, historical traditions, and cultural practice from neighboring ethnic groups and the dominant Han Chinese. They are not culturally homogeneous and the differences between local Miao cultures are often as great as between Miao and non-Miao neighbors. The term "Miao" is Chinese, and means "weeds" or "sprouts."’ [1] ’Miao is the official Chinese term for four distinct groups of people who are only distantly related through language or culture: the Hmu people of southeast Guizhou, the Qo Xiong people of west Hunan, the A-Hmao people of Yunnan, and the Hmong people of Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, and Yunnan (see China: People). [...] The Miao are related in language and some other cultural features to the Yao; among these peoples the two groups with the closest degree of relatedness are the Hmong (Miao) and the Iu Mien (Yao).’ [2]

[1]: Diamond, Norma: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Miao

[2]: http://www.britannica.com/topic/Miao


192 Hmong - Late Qing Hmong - Late Qing Confident Expert -
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193 Hohokam Culture Hohokam Culture Confident -
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194 Holy Roman Empire - Fragmented Period Holy Roman Empire Confident -
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195 Holy Roman Empire - Hohenstaufen Faction Holy Roman Empire - Hohenstaufen Faction Confident -
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196 Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty Confident -
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197 Hoysala Kingdom Hoysala Kingdom Confident Expert -
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[1]: Burton Stein, The New Cambridge History of India: Vijayanagara (1989), p. 5


198 Hungary Kingdom - Árpád Dynasty Hungary Kingdom Confident -
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200 Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial Confident Expert -
It is unclear whether ’Iban’ or ’Dayak’ was the name used originally. There is some variation concerning the usage of ethnonyms among the Iban of Borneo. ’The name "Iban" is of uncertain origin. Early scholars regarded it as originally a Kayan term, HIVAN, meaning "wanderer." The use of the name by those Iban in closer association with Kayan gives support to this possibility. Other Iban, of Sarawak’s First and Second Divisions, used the name "Dayak", and even today consider "Iban" a borrowed term. The participation of a few Iban in alliances with Malays for coastal piracy in the 19th century led to their being called "Sea Dayaks." Iban are to be encountered in all of the political divisions of the island of Borneo, but in the largest numbers in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, on the northwest coast. They have lived predominantly in the middle-level hills of the island, and during the last 150 years, fully half have moved onto the delta plains.’ [1] ’Iban’ is the more commonly used term in the ethnographic literature. ’Dayak’ is sometimes used to signify the entire tribal population of Borneo: ’Dayak, also spelled Dyak, Dutch Dajak, the non-Muslim indigenous peoples of the island of Borneo, most of whom traditionally lived along the banks of the larger rivers. Their languages all belong to the Indonesian branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family. Dayak is a generic term that has no precise ethnic or tribal significance. Especially in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan), it is applied to any of the (non-Muslim) indigenous peoples of the interior of the island (as opposed to the largely Malay population of the coastal areas). In Malaysian Borneo (Sarawak and Sabah), it is used somewhat less extensively and is often understood locally to refer specifically to Iban (formerly called Sea Dayak) and Bidayuh (formerly called Land Dayak) peoples. [...] Although lines of demarcation are often difficult to establish, the most prominent of the numerous Dayak subgroups are the Kayan (in Kalimantan usually called Bahau) and Kenyah, primarily of southeastern Sarawak and eastern Kalimantan; the Ngaju of central and southern Kalimantan; the Bidayuh of southwestern Sarawak and western Kalimantan; and the Iban of Sarawak.’ [2] Iban was chosen due to its prevalence in the ethnographic record. For ethnonyms, see below.

[1]: Vinson H. Sutlive, Jr. and John Beierle: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Iban

[2]: http://www.britannica.com/topic/Dayak


201 Iban - Pre-Brooke Iban - Pre-Brooke Confident Expert -
It is unclear whether ’Iban’ or ’Dayak’ was the name used originally. There is some variation concerning the usage of ethnonyms among the Iban of Borneo. ’The name "Iban" is of uncertain origin. Early scholars regarded it as originally a Kayan term, HIVAN, meaning "wanderer." The use of the name by those Iban in closer association with Kayan gives support to this possibility. Other Iban, of Sarawak’s First and Second Divisions, used the name "Dayak", and even today consider "Iban" a borrowed term. The participation of a few Iban in alliances with Malays for coastal piracy in the 19th century led to their being called "Sea Dayaks." Iban are to be encountered in all of the political divisions of the island of Borneo, but in the largest numbers in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, on the northwest coast. They have lived predominantly in the middle-level hills of the island, and during the last 150 years, fully half have moved onto the delta plains.’ [1] ’Iban’ is the more commonly used term in the ethnographic literature. ’Dayak’ is sometimes used to signify the entire tribal population of Borneo: ’Dayak, also spelled Dyak, Dutch Dajak, the non-Muslim indigenous peoples of the island of Borneo, most of whom traditionally lived along the banks of the larger rivers. Their languages all belong to the Indonesian branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family. Dayak is a generic term that has no precise ethnic or tribal significance. Especially in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan), it is applied to any of the (non-Muslim) indigenous peoples of the interior of the island (as opposed to the largely Malay population of the coastal areas). In Malaysian Borneo (Sarawak and Sabah), it is used somewhat less extensively and is often understood locally to refer specifically to Iban (formerly called Sea Dayak) and Bidayuh (formerly called Land Dayak) peoples. [...] Although lines of demarcation are often difficult to establish, the most prominent of the numerous Dayak subgroups are the Kayan (in Kalimantan usually called Bahau) and Kenyah, primarily of southeastern Sarawak and eastern Kalimantan; the Ngaju of central and southern Kalimantan; the Bidayuh of southwestern Sarawak and western Kalimantan; and the Iban of Sarawak.’ [2] Iban was chosen due to its prevalence in the ethnographic record. For ethnonyms, see the code below.

[1]: Vinson H. Sutlive, Jr. and John Beierle: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Iban

[2]: http://www.britannica.com/topic/Dayak


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204 Igala Igala Confident -
“The Igala country (referred to in early reports and maps as Atagara or, sometimes, Okpoto) occupies an area of some 5,000 square miles contained within an angle formed by the junction of the Rivers Niger and Benue; it is administered by a Chief who- himself of alien (Jukun) ancestry-bears the title of Ata Gala and has his headquarters at Idah, on the Niger.” [1]

[1]: Clifford, Miles, and Richmond Palmer. “A Nigerian Chiefdom.” The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 66, 1936, pp. 393–435: 394. zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/TF7MM698/collection


205 Igodomingodo Igodomigodo Confident -
“At that time the country was known as Igodomingodo. (Egharevba 1953:4)” [1] Name sometimes rendered in English as Igodo monarchy or Igodo dynasty. “The first dynasty in Benin has been referred to as the Igobo monarchy and was apparently founded in c. 942-969. For more details about the Igodo dynasty refer to Egharevba (1960, 1-5) and Egharevba (1965) (also appearing with twelve other publications by the same author in a Kraus Reprint, Nendeln, 1973).” [2]

[1]: Eisenhofer, S. (1995). The Origins of the Benin Kingship in the Works of Jacob Egharevba. History in Africa, 22, 141–163: 146. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/WR8MRZAW/collection

[2]: Sargent, R. A. (1986). From A Redistribution to an Imperial Social Formation: Benin c.1293-1536. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne Des Études Africaines, 20(3), 402–427: 422. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/AUEZSTBR/collection


206 Igodomingodo Igodomingodo Confident -
“At that time the country was known as Igodomingodo. (Egharevba 1953:4)” [1] Name sometimes rendered in English as Igodo monarchy or Igodo dynasty. “The first dynasty in Benin has been referred to as the Igobo monarchy and was apparently founded in c. 942-969. For more details about the Igodo dynasty refer to Egharevba (1960, 1-5) and Egharevba (1965) (also appearing with twelve other publications by the same author in a Kraus Reprint, Nendeln, 1973).” [2]

[1]: Eisenhofer, S. (1995). The Origins of the Benin Kingship in the Works of Jacob Egharevba. History in Africa, 22, 141–163: 146. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/WR8MRZAW/collection

[2]: Sargent, R. A. (1986). From A Redistribution to an Imperial Social Formation: Benin c.1293-1536. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne Des Études Africaines, 20(3), 402–427: 422. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/AUEZSTBR/collection


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209 Imamate of Futa Toro Imamate of Futa Toro Confident -
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210 Inca Empire Inca Empire Confident Expert -
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211 Indo-Greek Kingdom Indo-Greek Kingdom Confident Expert -
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212 Initial Formative Basin of Mexico Initial Formative Basin of Mexico Confident Expert -
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213 Bronze Age Cambodia Iron Age Cambodia Confident Expert -
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214 Isaaq Sultanate Isaaq Sultanate Confident -
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216 Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama Confident Expert -
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217 Japan - Early Jomon Japan - Early Jomon Confident Expert -
"The Japanese word Jomon literally means cord-marked, a term given to decoration applied to pottery with the impressions of twisted cords. The term was first used in the report of what is widely regarded as the first scientific archaeological excavation in Japan, at the Omori shell mounds near present-day Tokyo, written by Edward Sylvester Morse, in 1879. This term was subsequently used to refer to the archaeological period during which this pottery was used." [1]

[1]: (Kaner & Nakamura 2004, i)


218 Japan - Final Jomon Japan - Final Jomon Confident Expert -
"The Japanese word Jomon literally means cord-marked, a term given to decoration applied to pottery with the impressions of twisted cords. The term was first used in the report of what is widely regarded as the first scientific archaeological excavation in Japan, at the Omori shell mounds near present-day Tokyo, written by Edward Sylvester Morse, in 1879. This term was subsequently used to refer to the archaeological period during which this pottery was used." [1]

[1]: (Kaner & Nakamura 2004, i)


219 Japan - Incipient Jomon Japan - Incipient Jomon Confident Expert -
"The Japanese word Jomon literally means cord-marked, a term given to decoration applied to pottery with the impressions of twisted cords. The term was first used in the report of what is widely regarded as the first scientific archaeological excavation in Japan, at the Omori shell mounds near present-day Tokyo, written by Edward Sylvester Morse, in 1879. This term was subsequently used to refer to the archaeological period during which this pottery was used." [1]

[1]: (Kaner & Nakamura 2004, i)


220 Japan - Initial Jomon Japan - Initial Jomon Confident Expert -
"The Japanese word Jomon literally means cord-marked, a term given to decoration applied to pottery with the impressions of twisted cords. The term was first used in the report of what is widely regarded as the first scientific archaeological excavation in Japan, at the Omori shell mounds near present-day Tokyo, written by Edward Sylvester Morse, in 1879. This term was subsequently used to refer to the archaeological period during which this pottery was used." [1]

[1]: (Kaner & Nakamura 2004, i)


221 Japan - Late Jomon Japan - Late Jomon Confident Expert -
"The Japanese word Jomon literally means cord-marked, a term given to decoration applied to pottery with the impressions of twisted cords. The term was first used in the report of what is widely regarded as the first scientific archaeological excavation in Japan, at the Omori shell mounds near present-day Tokyo, written by Edward Sylvester Morse, in 1879. This term was subsequently used to refer to the archaeological period during which this pottery was used." [1]

[1]: (Kaner & Nakamura 2004, i)


222 Japan - Middle Jomon Japan - Middle Jomon Confident Expert -
"The Japanese word Jomon literally means cord-marked, a term given to decoration applied to pottery with the impressions of twisted cords. The term was first used in the report of what is widely regarded as the first scientific archaeological excavation in Japan, at the Omori shell mounds near present-day Tokyo, written by Edward Sylvester Morse, in 1879. This term was subsequently used to refer to the archaeological period during which this pottery was used." [1]

[1]: (Kaner & Nakamura 2004, i)


223 Warring States Japan Japan - Sengoku Jidai Confident Expert -
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224 Java - Buni Culture Java - Buni Culture Confident Expert -
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225 Jenne-jeno I Jenne-jeno I Confident Expert -
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229 Jin Jin Confident Expert -
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230 Jin Dynasty Jin Dynasty Confident Expert -
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231 Jolof Empire Jolof Empire Confident -
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232 Kaabu Kaabu Confident -
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233 Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic Confident Expert -
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234 Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic Confident Expert -
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235 Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic Confident Expert -
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236 Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period Confident Expert -
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237 Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period Confident Expert -
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238 Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period Confident Expert -
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239 Kachi Plain - Urban Period I Kachi Plain - Urban Period I Confident Expert -
concentrated in the Indus and Saraswati Valleys and stretched from Gujarat in the south and the Makran coast and the Kachi plain in the west to the foothills of the Himalayas and the northern edge of the Ganges-Jamuna doab in the north and east.
240 Kachi Plain - Urban Period II Kachi Plain - Urban Period II Confident Expert -
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241 Kadamba Empire Kadamba Empire Confident Expert -
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242 Kalabhra Dynasty Kalabhra Dynasty Confident -
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243 Kalingga Kingdom Kalingga Kingdom Confident Expert -
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244 Kamakura Shogunate Kamakura Shogunate Confident Expert -
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245 Kampili Kingdom Kampili Kingdom Confident Expert -
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246 Kanem Kanem Confident -
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247 Kanem-Borno Kanem-Borno Confident -
“Conventional histories of the Western Sudan are dominated by great empires - Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Kanem-Borno - but each was an agglomeration of polities, and each was surrounded by independent states.” [1]

[1]: Isichei, E. (1997). A History of African Societies to 1870. Cambridge University Press: 223. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/Z4GK27CI/collection


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251 Nara Kingdom Kansai - Nara Period Confident Expert -
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252 Kansai - Yayoi Period Kansai - Yayoi Period Confident Expert -
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253 Kara-Khanids Kara-Khanids Confident Expert -
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254 Karagwe Karagwe Confident -
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255 Kassite Babylonia Kassite Dynasty Confident Expert -
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256 Kediri Kingdom Kediri Kingdom Confident Expert -
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257 Khanate of Bukhara Khanate of Bukhara Confident Expert -
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258 Khitan I Khitan Empire Confident Expert -
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259 Khmer Kingdom Khmer Kingdom Confident Expert -
’The second and apparently unrelated legend involves a hermit named Kambu, who was given an apsaras or celestial nymph name demure by the great god Shiva (the major patron deity of Khmer rulers). This this marriage sprang the Khmer royal line as well as the people themselves. The Khmer thus came to call their land Kambudesa or ’Country of Kambu’, later abridged to Kambuja; it is the latter that the modern name ’Cambodia’ is derived.’ [1]

[1]: (Coe 2003, p. 33)


260 Khwarezmid Empire Khwarezmid Empire Confident -
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261 Kidarite Kingdom Kidarite Kingdom Confident Expert -
Kidarite Kingdom. [1] The term "Kidarites" reflects the dynastic name, derived from King Kidara; the people were Chionites or Huns. [2]

[1]: (Zeimal 1996, 123) Zeimal, E. V. The Kidarite Kingdom In Central Asia. in Litvinsky, B. A. ed. and Iskender-Mochiri, I. ed. 1996. History of Civilizations of Central Asia. Volume III. The crossroads of civilizations: A.D. 250 to 750. pp.123-137. unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0010/001046/104612e.pdf

[2]: (Zeimal 1996, 124) Zeimal, E. V. The Kidarite Kingdom In Central Asia. in Litvinsky, B. A. ed. and Iskender-Mochiri, I. ed. 1996. History of Civilizations of Central Asia. Volume III. The crossroads of civilizations: A.D. 250 to 750. pp.123-137. unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0010/001046/104612e.pdf


262 Kingdom of Baol Kingdom of Baol Confident -
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263 Kingdom of Bohemia - Luxembourgian and Jagiellonian Dynasty Kingdom of Bohemia - Luxembourgian and Jagiellonian Dynasty Confident -
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264 Kingdom of Bohemia - Přemyslid Dynasty Kingdom of Bohemia - Přemyslid Dynasty Confident -
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265 Kingdom of Cayor Kingdom of Cayor Confident -
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266 Anglo-Saxon England II Kingdom of England Confident -
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267 Kingdom of Gomma Kingdom of Gomma Confident -
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268 Kingdom of Gumma Kingdom of Gumma Confident -
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269 Kingdom of Hawaii - Post-Kamehameha Period Kingdom of Hawaii Confident -
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270 Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period Confident Expert -
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271 Kingdom of Jimma Kingdom of Jimma Confident -
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272 Kingdom of Jolof Kingdom of Jolof Confident -
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273 Kingdom of Kaffa Kingdom of Kaffa Confident -
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274 Kingdom of Lydia Kingdom of Lydia Confident Expert -
Named after King Lydus, of the Atyad dynasty, who ruled before the Mermnad dysnasty according to Herodotus. [1] Homer said original name was Maionia or Maeonia. [2]

[1]: Roosevelt, C.H. 2012. Iron Age Western Anatolia. In Potts, D.T. (ed.) A Companion to the Archaeology of the Near East. London: Blackwell. p. 897-913

[2]: (Rich 2012) Rich, Kurt M V. 2012. Chasing the Golden Hoard: A Tale of Theft, Repatriation, Greed & Deceit. Authorhouse.


275 Lysimachus Kingdom Kingdom of Lysimachus Confident Expert -
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276 Kingdom of Nyinginya Kingdom of Niynginya Confident -
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277 Kingdom of Norway II Kingdom of Norway Confident Expert -
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278 Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan Confident Expert -
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279 Kingdom of Saloum Kingdom of Saloum Confident -
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280 Kingdom of Sine Kingdom of Sine Confident -
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281 Kingdom of Waalo Kingdom of Waalo Confident -
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282 Kingdom of the Huns Kingdom of the Huns Confident -
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283 Koktepe I Koktepe I Confident Expert -
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284 Koktepe II Koktepe II Confident Expert -
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285 Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic Confident Expert -
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286 Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age Confident Expert -
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287 Konya Plain - Early Chalcolithic Konya Plain - Early Chalcolithic Confident Expert -
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288 Konya Plain - Early Neolithic Konya Plain - Early Neolithic Confident Expert -
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289 Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II Confident Expert -
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290 Konya Plain - Late Chalcolithic Konya Plain - Late Chalcolithic Confident Expert -
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291 Konya Plain - Late Neolithic Konya Plain - Late Neolithic Confident Expert -
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292 Kushan Empire Kushan Empire Confident Expert -
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293 Kwararafa Kwararafa Confident -
“In the 19th century the Jukun were the rulers of the most prominent successor state - the Kingdom of Wukari - which claimed continuity with the town Kororofa (remark the difference between the town Kororofa and the kingdom or empire Kwararafa).” [1]

[1]: Dinslage, S., & Leger, R. (1996). Language and Migration the Impact of the Jukun on Chadic Speaking Groups in the Benue-Gongola Basin. Berichte Des Sonderforschungsbereichs – Universität Frankfurt Am Main., 268(8), 67–75: 68. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/8TZKHY4E/collection


294 La Tene A-B1 La Tene A-B1 Confident Expert -
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295 La Tene B2-C1 La Tene B2-C1 Confident Expert -
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296 La Tene C2-D La Tene C2-D Confident Expert -
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297 Late Angkor Late Angkor Confident Expert -
’The second and apparently unrelated legend involves a hermit named Kambu, who was given an apsaras or celestial nymph name demure by the great god Shiva (the major patron deity of Khmer rulers). This this marriage sprang the Khmer royal line as well as the people themselves. The Khmer thus came to call their land Kasaltmbudesa or ’Country of Kambu’, later abridged to Kambuja; it is the latter that the modern name ’Cambodia’ is derived.’ [1]

[1]: (Coe 2003, p. 33)


298 Late Cappadocia Late Cappadocia Confident Expert -
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299 Late Classic Tikal Late Classic Tikal Confident -

300 Late Formative Basin of Mexico Late Formative Basin of Mexico Confident Expert -
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301 Late Formative Yoruba Late Formative Yoruba Confident -
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302 Late Mongols Late Mongols Confident Expert -
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303 Late Pallava Empire Late Pallava Empire Confident -
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304 Late Qing Late Qing Confident Expert -
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305 Late Roman Republic Late Roman Republic Confident Expert -
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306 Late Shang Late Shang Confident Expert -
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307 Late Tiwanaku Late Tiwanaku Confident -
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308 Late Xiongnu Late Xiongnu Confident Expert -
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309 Latium - Bronze Age Latium - Bronze Age Confident Expert -
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310 Latium - Copper Age Latium - Copper Age Confident Expert -
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311 Latium - Iron Age Latium - Iron Age Confident Expert -
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312 Lombard Kingdom Lombard Kingdom Confident -
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313 Longshan Longshan Confident Expert -
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314 Magadha Magadha Confident Expert -
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315 Majapahit Kingdom Majapahit Kingdom Confident Expert -
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316 Majeerteen Sultanate Majeerteen Sultanate Confident -
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317 Mali Empire Mali Empire Confident Expert -
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318 Late A'chik Mande Confident Expert -
’Garo’ is the most frequently used term in the ethnographic literature. However, A’chik is the preferred self-designated term. Therefore, out of respect, we generally prefer “A’chik” instead of "Garo", except for source titles and direct quotations. ‘The Garos constitute one of the most important tribal communities in East and West Garo Hills. The Garos call themselves A’chik (Hill man), Mande (Man) or A’chik Mande. Ethnically, the Garos belong the the Tibeto-Burman race, whose cradle is said to have been North-West China, between the upper waters of Yang-tse Kiang and Hoang-Ho. The Garos have a close affinity with the Bodos, Kacharis, Kochs and such allied tribes of Assam valley.’ [1] ‘As stated earlier, the Garos prefer to call themselves as “A’chik or A’chik manderang” and as such, the appropriate term for their land will be “A’chik A’song” or “A’chik Land”.’ [2] ‘The word ‘Mande’ generally indicated ‘human being’ to differentiate from other beings as ‘Mande or Matburung’ (man or animal) and “Mande or Me’mang” (man or ghost). It is exceptionally used in rare cases to indicate the whole community from others like ‘Mandema ba Rori’ ‘Mandema Nepali’ that is whether hill man or plain people and Nepali. But it is not commonly used for the whole community. A’chik is suffixed by the word Mande as “A’chik manderang”, and in short form as “A’chikrang”.’ [3] The term ’Garo’ is not used as an ethnonym by the people themselves: ‘There remains an obscurity about the origin of the word ’Garo.’ They are known as ’Garos’ to outsiders; but the Garos always designate themselves as ’Achik’ (’hill man’).’ [4] Many members of the group self-define as Garo when talking to outsiders, but it can also be used as an offensive term (seems to depend on tone and context). [5] "At present, Bangladeshi Garos refer to themselves as Mandi (which literally means ’human being’), whereas Indian Garos generally call themselves as Achik (hill dweller). Historical data show that different groups used different names in the past, and that there was never one name for all". ‘The word ‘Garo’ is not a Garo word and hence it has no meaning in their language. In fact, they never utter the word among themselves nor do they like to be called by that name.’ [2] The etymological history of the term ’Garo’ is unclear, but the word might be of Boro origin: ‘P.C. Bhattacharya in his ‘Notes on Boro, Garo and Shans’ pointed out the possibility of the word ‘Garo’ to be of Boro origin. The word ‘Garo’ has two morphemes, Gar + o and meaning ‘one who has left’ or ‘separated’. The Lexico Statistical Dating Analysis conducted by Robbins Burling and P.C. Bhattacharya evidently showed that the Boros and the Garos spoke the same language and that their linguistic separation took place in about the first millennium B.C.’ [6]

[1]: Burman, J. J. Roy 1995. “Christianity And Development Among The Garos”, 210

[2]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 38

[3]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 40

[4]: Roy, Sankar Kumar: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Garo

[5]: Bal, Ellen. They Ask If We Eat Frogs: Garo Ethnicity in Bangladesh. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007: 72-4. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/ARMDH9MD

[6]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 37


319 Early A'chik Mande Confident Expert -
’Garo’ is the most frequently used term in the ethnographic literature. However, A’chik is the preferred self-designated term. Therefore, out of respect, we generally prefer “A’chik” instead of "Garo", except for source titles and direct quotations. ‘The Garos constitute one of the most important tribal communities in East and West Garo Hills. The Garos call themselves A’chik (Hill man), Mande (Man) or A’chik Mande. Ethnically, the Garos belong the the Tibeto-Burman race, whose cradle is said to have been North-West China, between the upper waters of Yang-tse Kiang and Hoang-Ho. The Garos have a close affinity with the Bodos, Kacharis, Kochs and such allied tribes of Assam valley.’ [1] ‘As stated earlier, the Garos prefer to call themselves as “A’chik or A’chik manderang” and as such, the appropriate term for their land will be “A’chik A’song” or “A’chik Land”.’ [2] ‘The word ‘Mande’ generally indicated ‘human being’ to differentiate from other beings as ‘Mande or Matburung’ (man or animal) and “Mande or Me’mang” (man or ghost). It is exceptionally used in rare cases to indicate the whole community from others like ‘Mandema ba Rori’ ‘Mandema Nepali’ that is whether hill man or plain people and Nepali. But it is not commonly used for the whole community. A’chik is suffixed by the word Mande as “A’chik manderang”, and in short form as “A’chikrang”.’ [3] The term ’Garo’ is not used as an ethnonym by the people themselves: ‘There remains an obscurity about the origin of the word ’Garo.’ They are known as ’Garos’ to outsiders; but the Garos always designate themselves as ’Achik’ (’hill man’).’ [4] Many members of the group self-define as ‘Garo’ when talking to outsiders, but it can also be used as an offensive term (seems to depend on tone and context). [5] "At present, Bangladeshi Garos refer to themselves as Mandi (which literally means ’human being’), whereas Indian Garos generally call themselves as Achik (hill dweller). Historical data show that different groups used different names in the past, and that there was never one name for all". ‘The word ‘Garo’ is not a Garo word and hence it has no meaning in their language. In fact, they never utter the word among themselves nor do they like to be called by that name.’ [2] The etymological history of the term ’Garo’ is unclear, but the word might be of Boro origin: ‘P.C. Bhattacharya in his ‘Notes on Boro, Garo and Shans’ pointed out the possibility of the word ‘Garo’ to be of Boro origin. The word ‘Garo’ has two morphemes, Gar + o and meaning ‘one who has left’ or ‘separated’. The Lexico Statistical Dating Analysis conducted by Robbins Burling and P.C. Bhattacharya evidently showed that the Boros and the Garos spoke the same language and that their linguistic separation took place in about the first millennium B.C.’ [6]

[1]: Burman, J. J. Roy 1995. “Christianity And Development Among The Garos”, 210

[2]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 38

[3]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 40

[4]: Roy, Sankar Kumar: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Garo

[5]: Bal, Ellen. They Ask If We Eat Frogs: Garo Ethnicity in Bangladesh. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007: 72-4. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/ARMDH9MD

[6]: Sangma, Mihir N. 1995. “Garos: The Name, Meanings, And Its Origin”, 37


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326 Middle Formative Basin of Mexico Middle Formative Basin of Mexico Confident Expert -
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327 Middle Merovingian Middle Merovingian Confident Expert -
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328 Middle Roman Republic Middle Roman Republic Confident Expert -
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334 Monte Alban III Monte Alban III Confident Expert -
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335 Monte Alban Late I Monte Alban Late I Confident Expert -
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336 Monte Alban V Monte Alban V Confident Expert -
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338 Mossi Mossi Confident -
"The inhabitants of a Mossi state are not and were never all ‘true’ Mossi. Strictly speaking, this name applies only to the nobility (nakombse; snakombga) and to state officials and their descendants." [1]

[1]: (Zahan 1967: 156) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/TVIRPGXD/collection.


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340 Mughal Empire Mughal Empire Confident Expert -
The Mughal Empire ruled over the Kachi plain from 1605CE-1858CE [1]

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342 Napoleonic France Napoleonic France Confident -
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343 Naqada I Naqada I Confident Expert -
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346 Nayaks of Thanjavur Nayaks of Thanjavur Confident -
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349 Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Assyrian Empire Confident Expert -
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350 Neo-Hittite Kingdoms Neo-Hittite Kingdoms Confident Expert -
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351 Neolithic Crete Neolithic Crete Confident Expert -
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352 Neolithic Middle Ganga Neolithic Middle Ganga Confident Expert -
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353 Neolithic Yemen Neolithic Yemen Confident Expert -
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354 New Palace Crete New Palace Crete Confident Expert -
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355 Nkore Nkore Confident -
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356 Nkore Nkore Confident -
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357 Northern Song Northern Song Confident Expert -
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358 Northern Wei Northern Wei Confident Expert -
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359 Oaxaca - San Jose Oaxaca-San Jose Confident Expert -
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360 Oirats Oirats Confident -
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361 Amorite Babylonia Old Babylonian Confident Expert -
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362 Oneota Oneota Confident Expert -
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363 Orokaiva - Colonial Orokaiva - Colonial Confident Expert -
’Orokaiva’ as an ethnic umbrella term was introduced in the colonial period: ’In the central part of the Northern District of Papua there is a concentration of approximately 26,000 people who are known collectively as the Orokaiva. The term Orokaiva came into use some years after European contact, and before that time the Orokaiva did not recognize themselves as a single group, nor did they all interact for any common purpose. Although they do not claim common ancestry, the various sub-groups possess a relatively homogeneous cultural heritage. The Orokaiva speak several dialects which are mutually intelligible and belong to a common language. [The term Orokaiva has no precise connotation but is here used in its widest sense to include such culturally related groups as the Notu, Binandere, Aiga and Sangara. The word is often used in a more restricted sense to refer to those people (predominantly speakers of the Kombu-Sangara dialects) who are served by the Higaturu Local Government Council.]’ [1] ’"Orokaiva" is the name for a number of culturally similar tribes in Papua New Guinea who speak mutually intelligible dialects. Although the tribes did not have an inclusive name for themselves until "Orokaiva" was introduced by Westerners, they generally distinguished among themselves as the river people (UMO-KE) saltwater people (EVA’EMBO), and inland people (PERIHO).’ [2] We have followed the ethnographic record and the Human Relations Area Files in employing the term Orokaiva. For ethnonyms and sub-groups, see below.

[1]: Crocombe, R. G., and G. R. (Geoffrey Robert) Hogbin 1963. “Land, Work, And Productivity At Inonda”, 1

[2]: Latham, Christopher S.: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Orokaiva


364 Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial Confident Expert -
’Orokaiva’ as an ethnic umbrella term was introduced in the colonial period: ’In the central part of the Northern District of Papua there is a concentration of approximately 26,000 people who are known collectively as the Orokaiva. The term Orokaiva came into use some years after European contact, and before that time the Orokaiva did not recognize themselves as a single group, nor did they all interact for any common purpose. Although they do not claim common ancestry, the various sub-groups possess a relatively homogeneous cultural heritage. The Orokaiva speak several dialects which are mutually intelligible and belong to a common language. [The term Orokaiva has no precise connotation but is here used in its widest sense to include such culturally related groups as the Notu, Binandere, Aiga and Sangara. The word is often used in a more restricted sense to refer to those people (predominantly speakers of the Kombu-Sangara dialects) who are served by the Higaturu Local Government Council.]’ [1] ’"Orokaiva" is the name for a number of culturally similar tribes in Papua New Guinea who speak mutually intelligible dialects. Although the tribes did not have an inclusive name for themselves until "Orokaiva" was introduced by Westerners, they generally distinguished among themselves as the river people (UMO-KE) saltwater people (EVA’EMBO), and inland people (PERIHO).’ [2] We follow the ethnographic record and the Human Relations Area Files in employing the term Orokaiva. For ethnonyms and sub-groups, see below.

[1]: Crocombe, R. G., and G. R. (Geoffrey Robert) Hogbin 1963. “Land, Work, And Productivity At Inonda”, 1

[2]: Latham, Christopher S.: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Orokaiva


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366 Ottoman Emirate Ottoman Emirate Confident Expert -
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367 Ottoman Empire I Ottoman Empire I Confident Expert -
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368 Ottoman Empire II Ottoman Empire II Confident Expert -
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369 Ottoman Empire III Ottoman Empire III Confident Expert -
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370 Oyo Oyo Confident -
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371 Pandya Dynasty Pandya Dynasty Confident -
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372 Pandya Empire Pandya Empire Confident -
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373 Papal States - High Medieval Period Papal States - High Medieval Period Confident Expert -
"The term ’Papal State’ is a modern one, hardly used by contemporaries to refer to the papal patrimony in the long period with which this book is concerned." [1] The term "Papal States" was not adopted until around 1200. [2] "It is still a matter of contention at what period the term ’papal states’ may be used to describe those areas where the pope was traditionally overlord, but certainly by the beginning of the thirteenth century popes were great feudatories in central Italy." [3] Eighth century popes called their state "The Republic of St. Peter". Terms such as "Papal States" are anachronistic when applied to the eighth and ninth centuries. Terms such as this only appear in late middle ages. [4]

[1]: (Partner 1972, xii) Peter Partner. 1972. The Lands of St Peter. The Papal State In The Middle Ages And The Early Renaissance. University of California Press. Berkeley.

[2]: Vauchez, 356

[3]: (Rist 2009) Rebecca Rist. 2009. The Papacy and Crusading In Europe, 1198-1245. Continuum. London.

[4]: (Noble 2011, xxi) T F X Noble. 2011. The Republic of St. Peter: The Birth of the Papal State, 680-825, University of Pennsylvania Press.


374 Papal States - Early Modern Period I Papal States - Medieval Period I Confident Expert -
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375 Papal States - Early Modern Period II Papal States - Medieval Period II Confident Expert -
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376 Papal States - Renaissance Period Papal States - Renaissance Period Confident Expert -
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377 Parthian Empire I Parthian Empire I Confident Expert -
"The Parthians were originally a nomadic tribe, the Parni, settled in Parthia, and gradually they came to be called by the name of the territory." [1]

[1]: (Neusner 2008, 15-16) Neusner, Jacob. 2008. A History of the Jews in Babylonia. 1. The Parthian Period. Wipf & Stock. Eugene.


378 Parthian Empire II Parthian Empire II Confident Expert -
"The Parthians were originally a nomadic tribe, the Parni, settled in Parthia, and gradually they came to be called by the name of the territory." [1]

[1]: (Neusner 2008, 15-16) Neusner, Jacob. 2008. A History of the Jews in Babylonia. 1. The Parthian Period. Wipf & Stock. Eugene.


379 Phoenician Empire Phoenician Empire Confident Expert -
Kena’an. Cultural continuity with the earlier Canaanites.
380 Phrygian Kingdom Phrygian Kingdom Confident Expert -
Phrygian is a Greek name and name of kingdom Muški appeared in Assyrian texts [1] . Original name is unknown because there is no Phrygian sources telling about it.

[1]: Roller, L., "Phrygian and the Phrygians" Oxford Handbook of Ancien Anatolia (2011):563


381 Plantagenet England Plantagenet England Confident -
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382 Polish Kingdom - Piast Dynasty Polish Kingdom - Piast Dynasty Confident -
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383 Polish Kingdom - Piast Dynasty Fragmented Period Polish Kingdom - Piast Dynasty Fragmented Period Confident -
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384 Polonnaruwa Polonnaruwa Confident -
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385 Post-Mauryan Kingdoms Post-Mauryan Kingdoms Confident Expert -
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386 Postpalatial Crete Postpalatial Crete Confident Expert -
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387 Pre-Ceramic Period Pre-Ceramic Period Confident Expert -
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388 Prepalatial Crete Prepalatial Crete Confident Expert -
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389 Ghur Principality Principality of Ghur Confident Expert -
"The principality of Ghur was a rugged mountainous country between Ghazni and Herat, dominated by the castle of Ferozkab or ’Hill of Victory’." [1]

[1]: (Nayak ????) Nayak, Ganeswar. ????. Political and Administrative History of Medieval India (1526-1707). SKCG College Paralakhemundi.


390 Axum I Proto-Aksumite Period Confident Expert -
Proto-Aksumite period. [1]

[1]: (Anfray 1981, 363) F Anfray. The civilization of Aksum from the first to the seventh century. Muḥammad Jamal al-Din Mokhtar. ed. 1981. UNESCO General History of Africa. Volume II. Heinemann. UNESCO. California.


391 Proto-Carolingian Proto-Carolingian Confident Expert -
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392 Proto-French Kingdom Proto-French Kingdom Confident Expert -
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393 Proto-Haudenosaunee Confederacy Proto-Iroquois Confederacy Confident Expert -
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394 Proto-Yoruba Proto-Yoruba Confident -
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395 Ptolemaic Kingdom I Ptolemaic Kingdom I Confident Expert -
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396 Ptolemaic Kingdom II Ptolemaic Kingdom II Confident Expert -
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397 Qajar Qajar Dynasty Confident Expert -
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398 Qasimid Dynasty XXXXXXX Qasimid Dynasty Confident -
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399 Qatabanian Commonwealth Qatabanian Commonwealth Confident Expert -
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400 Rashtrakuta Empire Rashtrakuta Empire Confident Expert -
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401 Rattanakosin Rattanakosin Confident Expert -
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[1]: (Baker and Phongpaichit 2009, p. 31)


402 Republic of St Peter I Republic of St Peter I Confident Expert -
"The term ’Papal State’ is a modern one, hardly used by contemporaries to refer to the papal patrimony in the long period with which this book is concerned." [1] The term "Papal States" was not adopted until around 1200. [2] "It is still a matter of contention at what period the term ’papal states’ may be used to describe those areas where the pope was traditionally overlord, but certainly by the beginning of the thirteenth century popes were great feudatories in central Italy." [3] Eighth century popes called their state "The Republic of St. Peter". Terms such as "Papal States" are anachronistic when applied to the eighth and ninth centuries. Terms such as this only appear in late middle ages. [4]

[1]: (Partner 1972, xii) Peter Partner. 1972. The Lands of St Peter. The Papal State In The Middle Ages And The Early Renaissance. University of California Press. Berkeley.

[2]: Vauchez, 356

[3]: (Rist 2009) Rebecca Rist. 2009. The Papacy and Crusading In Europe, 1198-1245. Continuum. London.

[4]: (Noble 2011, xxi) T F X Noble. 2011. The Republic of St. Peter: The Birth of the Papal State, 680-825, University of Pennsylvania Press.


403 Roman Empire - Dominate Roman Empire - Dominate Confident Expert -
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405 Roman Kingdom Roman Kingdom Confident Expert -
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406 Early Roman Republic Roman Republic Confident Expert -
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407 Rome - Republic of St Peter II Rome - Republic of St Peter II Confident Expert -
"The term ’Papal State’ is a modern one, hardly used by contemporaries to refer to the papal patrimony in the long period with which this book is concerned." [1] The term "Papal States" was not adopted until around 1200. [2] "It is still a matter of contention at what period the term ’papal states’ may be used to describe those areas where the pope was traditionally overlord, but certainly by the beginning of the thirteenth century popes were great feudatories in central Italy." [3] Eighth century popes called their state "The Republic of St. Peter". Terms such as "Papal States" are anachronistic when applied to the eighth and ninth centuries. Terms such as this only appear in late middle ages. [4]

[1]: (Partner 1972, xii) Peter Partner. 1972. The Lands of St Peter. The Papal State In The Middle Ages And The Early Renaissance. University of California Press. Berkeley.

[2]: Vauchez, 356

[3]: (Rist 2009) Rebecca Rist. 2009. The Papacy and Crusading In Europe, 1198-1245. Continuum. London.

[4]: (Noble 2011, xxi) T F X Noble. 2011. The Republic of St. Peter: The Birth of the Papal State, 680-825, University of Pennsylvania Press.


408 Oaxaca - Rosario Rosario Confident Expert -
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409 Rouran Khaganate Rouran Khaganate Confident Expert -
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410 Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I Confident -
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411 Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II Confident -
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412 Saadi Sultanate Saadi Sultanate Confident Expert -
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413 Sabaean Commonwealth Sabaean Commonwealth Confident Expert -
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414 Safavid Empire Safavid Empire Confident Expert -
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415 Saffarid Caliphate Saffarid Caliphate Confident -
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416 Sakha - Late Sakha Confident Expert -
’The Yakut, who prefer to call themselves "Sakha," [...] are the farthest-north Turkic people, with a consciousness of having once lived farther south kept alive by legends and confirmed by historical and archaeological research.’ [1]

[1]: Balzer, Marjorie Mandelstam and Skoggard, Ian: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Yakut


417 Sakha - Early Sakha Confident Expert -
’The Yakut, who prefer to call themselves "Sakha," [...] are the farthest-north Turkic people, with a consciousness of having once lived farther south kept alive by legends and confirmed by historical and archaeological research.’ [1]

[1]: Balzer, Marjorie Mandelstam and Skoggard, Ian: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Yakut


418 Samanid Empire Samanid Empire Confident Expert -
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419 Sape Sape Confident -
"The identification of the Sapes provides little difficulty. All the records testify that they were not a single tribe, but rather a loose community sharing a common culture. It comprised the Bulloms, Temnes, Limbas, Bagas, Nalus and an ethnic group variously known as the Cocolis, Landumas or Tyapis. One Portuguese observer drew a meaningful parallel when he commented that ’all these nations are called in general "Sapes", in the same way that in Spain several nations are called "Spaniards" ’. [...] One strong bond was provided by the fact that they shared the institution of the ’secret society’. Equally important, however, was their lack of political integration. The Sapes in no sense constituted a unitary state, and this was of crucial importance when they faced the Mane invaders." [1]

[1]: (Rodney 1967: 219) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/G8G96NVQ/collection.


420 Sarazm Sarazm Confident Expert -
"Before the arrival of Iranian peoples in Central Asia, Sogdiana had already experienced at least two urban phases. The first was at Sarazm (4th-3rd m. BCE), a town of some 100 hectares has been excavated, where both irrigation agriculture and metallurgy were practiced (Isakov). It has been possible to demonstrate the magnitude of links with the civilization of the Oxus as well as with more distant regions, such as Baluchistan." [1]

[1]: De la Vaissière, Encyclopedia Iranica online, http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/sogdiana-iii-history-and-archeology


421 Sarazm Sarazm Confident Expert -
"Before the arrival of Iranian peoples in Central Asia, Sogdiana had already experienced at least two urban phases. The first was at Sarazm (4th-3rd m. BCE), a town of some 100 hectares has been excavated, where both irrigation agriculture and metallurgy were practiced (Isakov). It has been possible to demonstrate the magnitude of links with the civilization of the Oxus as well as with more distant regions, such as Baluchistan." [1]

[1]: De la Vaissière, Encyclopedia Iranica online, http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/sogdiana-iii-history-and-archeology


422 Sasanid Empire II Sasanid Empire II Confident Expert -
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423 Sasanid Empire I Sassanid Empire I Confident Expert -
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424 Satavahana Empire Satavahana Empire Confident Expert -
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425 British Empire II Second British Empire Confident Expert -
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426 Second Turk Khaganate Second Turk Khaganate Confident Expert -
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427 Segou Kingdom Segou Kingdom Confident Expert -
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428 Seleucids Seleucid Empire Confident Expert -
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429 Seljuk Sultanate Seljuk Empire Confident Expert -
The term "Empire" has no historic equivalent but is "entirely appropriate". [1]

[1]: (Peacock 2015, 6) Peacock, A C S. 2015. The Great Seljuk Empire. Edinburgh University Press Ltd. Edinburgh.


430 Shiwei Shiwei Confident Expert -
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431 Shoa Sultanate Shoa Sultanate Confident -
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432 Shuar - Colonial Shuar - Early Confident Expert -
The term "Jivaro" is frequently found in our sources to refer to a number of peoples in the Ecuador-Peru region, namely speakers of the Chicham and Shiwiar language groups including the Achuar, Awajun, and Wampis peoples. The term is, however, highly offensive to contemporary populations, as it was repurposed by many Spanish colonial writers to indicate a ’barbaric’ or ’savage’ nature. While much of the scholarship we rely on uses this term, out of respect, we use the word “Shuar” instead of "Jivaro", except for source titles and direct quotations. These groups include the Achuar who straddle the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border near the Pastaza River; the Aguarun settled near the Marañon River in Peru, and the Wampis in Peru who straddle the Santiago River.’ [1]

[1]: Beierle, John: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Jivaro


433 Shuar - Ecuadorian Shuar - Late Confident Expert -
The term "Jivaro" is frequently found in our sources to refer to a number of peoples in the Ecuador-Peru region, namely speakers of the Chicham and Shiwiar language groups including the Achuar, Awajun, and Wampis peoples. The term is, however, highly offensive to contemporary populations, as it was repurposed by many Spanish colonial writers to indicate a ’barbaric’ or ’savage’ nature. While much of the scholarship we rely on uses this term, out of respect, we use the word “Shuar” instead of "Jivaro", except for source titles and direct quotations. These groups include the Achuar who straddle the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border near the Pastaza River; the Aguarun settled near the Marañon River in Peru, and the Wampis in Peru who straddle the Santiago River.’ [1]

[1]: Beierle, John: eHRAF Cultural Summary for the Jivaro


434 Sind - Abbasid-Fatimid Period Sind - Abbasid-Fatimid Period Confident Expert -
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435 Sind - Samma Dynasty Sind - Samma Dynasty Confident Expert -
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436 Sogdiana - City-States Period Sogdiana - City-States Period Confident Expert -
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437 Sokoto Caliphate Sokoto Caliphate Confident -
“The Sokoto caliphate originated in 1804, when the Fulbe Islamic scholar Shehu Usumanu dan Fodio declared an Islamic reformist movement, or jihad, in northern Nigeria. The state that he founded eventually spread to encompass all of northern Nigeria, the northern Republic of Benin, and southern Niger, with the Shehu as caliph, or spiritual and political leader. In 1806 the various groups of seminomadic pastoral Fulbe residing in northern Cameroon joined the jihad under the leadership of the respected Islamic scholar Modibo Adama. The region was incorporated into the larger caliphate as the emirate of Adamawa, named after its founder.” [1]

[1]: Delancey, Mark D. “The Spread of the Sooro: Symbols of Power in the Sokoto Caliphate.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, vol. 71, no. 2, 2012, pp. 168–75: 168–169. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/87XHFF23/collection


438 Songhai Empire - Askiya Dynasty Songhai Empire - Askiya Dynasty Confident Expert -
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[1]: (Lapidus 2012, 592))


439 Soviet Union Soviet Union Confident -
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440 Spanish Empire I Spanish Empire Confident Expert -
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441 Spanish Empire II Spanish Empire II Confident Expert 1716 CE 1814 CE
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442 State of the Teutonic Order State of the Teutonic Order Confident -
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443 Sui Dynasty Sui Dynasty Confident Expert -
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444 Sultanate of Geledi Sultanate of Geledi Confident -
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445 Rum Sultanate Sultanate of Rum Confident Expert -
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446 Susa I Susa I Confident Expert -
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447 Susa II Susa II Confident Expert -
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448 Susa III Susa III Confident Expert -
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449 Susiana - Early Ubaid Susiana - Early Ubaid Confident Expert -
"Ubaid culture lasted a long period of time, from 5100 to 4500 BC in its early phase, and 4500 to 4000 BC in its late phase." [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 51) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


450 Susiana - Late Ubaid Susiana - Late Ubaid Confident Expert -
"Ubaid culture lasted a long period of time, from 5100 to 4500 BC in its early phase, and 4500 to 4000 BC in its late phase." [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 51) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


451 Susiana - Muhammad Jaffar Susiana - Muhammad Jaffar Confident Expert -
"Table 3.2 Chronology of the Neolithic period in the Ancient Near East." Khuzistan: Muhammad Jaffar 7000-6300 BCE; Susiana A 6300-5800 BCE; Tepe Sabz 5800-5400 BCE; Kazineh / Susiana B (not sure if two terms for same period or earlier/later) 5400-5000 BCE. [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 46) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


452 Susiana A Susiana A Confident Expert -
"Table 3.2 Chronology of the Neolithic period in the Ancient Near East." Khuzistan: Muhammad Jaffar 7000-6300 BCE; Susiana A 6300-5800 BCE; Tepe Sabz 5800-5400 BCE; Kazineh / Susiana B (not sure if two terms for same period or earlier/later) 5400-5000 BCE. [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 46) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


453 Susiana B Susiana B Confident Expert -
"Table 3.2 Chronology of the Neolithic period in the Ancient Near East." Khuzistan: Muhammad Jaffar 7000-6300 BCE; Susiana A 6300-5800 BCE; Tepe Sabz 5800-5400 BCE; Kazineh / Susiana B (not sure if two terms for same period or earlier/later) 5400-5000 BCE. [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 46) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


454 Tabal Kingdoms Tabal Kingdoms Confident Expert -
"The term ’Tabal’ is something of an Assyrian administrative convenience. A regional designator rather than a political one, Tabal encompassed a number of city-states, whose porous, shifting borders no doubt made the generalization expedient." [1] [2] "Beyond the Taurus there was Tabal, a confederation of minor kingdoms, which at times managed to gain independence. All these states were concentrated in the valleys and the plains between the mountains, and were separated from each other by the Taurus Mountains. Therefore, the states were located in key positions, allowing control over cultivated areas, the necessary routes for communication, and access to those natural resources necessary for the manufacture of iron." [3] "Tabal is employed as a blanket designation in an Assyrian administrative note written sometime between 743 and 738 BC, which lists the tribute payments of nine kings of Tabal" [4]

[1]: (Melville 2010, 87-109) Melville, Sarah. "Kings of Tabal: Politics

[2]: Competition, and Conflict in a Contested Periphery." in Richardson, Seth. ed. 2010. Rebellions and Peripheries in the Mesopotamian World. American Oriental Series 91. Eisenbrauns. Winona Lake.

[3]: (Liverani 2014, 451) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.

[4]: Radner, Karen. 2013. Tabal and Phrygia: problem neighbours in the West. Assyrian empire builders. University College London http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sargon/essentials/countries/tabalandphrygia/


455 Tairona Tairona Confident Expert -
"The term Tairona is a general, if not very accurate, label for the contact period Indian groups of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the adjacent areas of the Caribbean coast (Reichel-Dolmatoff 1953: 17-27; Bischof 1971; 1982-83). The word also applies to the archaeological culture created by their ancestors from around A.D. 800 to the Spanish Conquest." [1]

[1]: (Bray 2003, 301)


456 Tang Dynasty I Tang Dynasty I Confident Expert -
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457 Tang Dynasty II Tang Dynasty II Confident Expert -
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458 Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico Confident Expert -
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459 Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom Confident -
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460 The Emirate of Crete The Emirate of Crete Confident Expert -
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461 Old Palace Crete The Old Palace Crete Confident Expert -
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462 Oaxaca - Tierras Largas Tierras Largas Confident Expert -
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463 Timurid Empire Timurid Empire Confident Expert -
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464 Tocharians Tocharians Confident Expert -
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465 Tokugawa Shogunate Tokugawa Shogunate Confident Expert -
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466 Toro Toro Confident -
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467 Torwa-Rozvi Torwa-Rozvi Confident -
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468 Toutswe Toutswe Confident -
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469 Tudor and Early Stuart England Tudor and Stuart England Confident -
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470 Tunni Sultanate Tunni Sultanate Confident -
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471 Us Reconstruction-Progressive US Reconstruction-Progressive Confident -
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472 Ubaid Ubaid Confident Expert -
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473 Uigur Khaganate Uigur Khaganate Confident Expert -
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474 Umayyad Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Confident Expert -
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475 Ur - Dynasty III Ur - Dynasty III Confident Expert -
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476 Uruk Uruk Confident Expert -
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477 Vakataka Kingdom Vakataka Kingdom Confident Expert -
Vakataka Kingdom. [1]

[1]: (Majumbar and Altekar 1946, 44) Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra. Altekar, Anant Sadashiv. 1986. Vakataka - Gupta Age Circa 200-550 A.D. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.


478 Republic of Venice IV Venetian Republic Confident Expert -
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479 Republic of Venice III Venetian Republic Confident Expert -
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480 Vijayanagara Empire Vijayanagara Empire Confident Expert -
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481 Wari Empire Wari Empire Confident Expert -
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482 West Burkina Faso Red I West Burkina Faso Red I Confident -
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483 West Burkina Faso Red II and III West Burkina Faso Red II and III Confident -
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484 West Burkina Faso Red IV West Burkina Faso Red IV Confident -
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485 West Burkina Faso Yellow I West Burkina Faso Yellow I Confident -
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486 West Burkina Faso Yellow II West Burkina Faso Yellow II Confident -
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487 Western Han Empire Western Han Confident Expert -
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488 Western Jin Western Jin Confident Expert -
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489 Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity Confident Expert -
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490 Western Turk Khaganate Western Turk Khaganate Confident Expert -
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491 Western Zhou Western Zhou Confident Expert -
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492 Whydah Whydah Confident -
“The Kingdom of Whydah (Hueda),1 situated on the "Slave Coast" of West Africa (in what is today the Republic of Benin), emerged as an independent power only in the late seventeenth century.” [1]

[1]: Law, Robin. “‘The Common People Were Divided’: Monarchy, Aristocracy and Political Factionalism in the Kingdom of Whydah, 1671-1727.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 1990, pp. 201–29: 201. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/8JKAH2V5/collection


493 Wukari Federation Wukari Federation Confident -
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494 Xianbei Confederation Xianbei Confederation Confident Expert -
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495 Xiongnu Imperial Confederation Xiongnu Imperial Confederation Confident Expert -
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496 Yangshao Yangshao Confident Expert -
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497 Yehuda Yehuda Confident Expert -
In the Hebrew, יהודה. Named after the most powerful of the pre-Exile tribes which were described as remaining loyal to the Davidic dynasty.
498 Yemen - Late Bronze Age Yemen - Late Bronze Age Confident Expert -
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499 Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty Confident Expert -
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500 Rasulid Dynasty Yemen - Rasulid Dynasty Confident Expert -
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501 Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty Confident Expert -
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502 Yisrael Yisrael Confident Expert -
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503 Zungharian Empire Zungharian Empire Confident Expert -
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504 Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì Confident -
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