Dynasties And Kingdoms
37 entries in the Dynasties And Kingdoms compendium.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periodAn era of division and warfare in Imperial China.GoryeoKorean state that unified the peninsula and gave Korea its name.Jin dynasty (1115–1234)The Jin dynasty (1115–1234), formally called the Great Jin, was an empire led by the JurchJin dynasty (266–420)Chinese dynasty that reunited China after the Three Kingdoms.JoseonJoseon (pronounced CHOH-sun; Korean: 조선), also known as the Great Joseon State, was a KoreKingdom of AragonMedieval kingdom that formed the nucleus of modern Spain.Kingdom of BohemiaA medieval kingdom that shaped Central European history.Kingdom of CastileMedieval Iberian kingdom that expanded southward and united with León.Kingdom of KongoCentral African kingdom, independent for centuries, later a Portuguese vassal.Kingdom of SicilyA medieval kingdom spanning Sicily, southern Italy, and briefly North Africa.Konbaung dynastyThe Konbaung dynasty, also called the Third Burmese Empire, ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885.Liao dynastyKhitan-led dynasty that ruled northern China and Manchuria.Lê dynastyLongest-ruling Vietnamese dynasty, marked by civil wars and Confucian reforms.Merovingian dynastyThe Merovingian family ruled the Franks from the mid-5th century until 751, when Pepin theMing dynastyThe Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled Qing dynastyThe Qing dynasty, also called the Great Qing or Qing China, was an early modern empire in Tang dynastyThe Tang dynasty governed China from 618 until 907, with a break between 690 and 705. It cYuan dynastyMongol-led dynasty that ruled all of China proper.Zhou dynastyThe Zhou dynasty was a royal dynasty of China that ruled for 790 years, from approximatelyNerva–Antonine dynastyThe Nerva–Antonine dynasty consisted of seven Roman emperors ruling from 96 to 192 AD: NerNguyễn dynastyThe Nguyễn dynasty, the final imperial family of Vietnam, was founded by the House of NguyNorthern and Southern dynastiesPeriod of division, cultural growth, and technological advance.Old ChosŏnFirst kingdom on the Korean Peninsula, founded by legendary Tan'gun.Old Kingdom of EgyptFirst sustained peak of ancient Egyptian civilization, age of pyramid builders.Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthA semi-federal, semi-confederal real union of Poland and Lithuania created in 1569.Portuguese EmpireFirst global trade network and one of the first colonial empires, established under Henry Roman EmpireMedieval and early modern central European empire claiming Roman continuity.Roman KingdomEarliest period of Roman history, ruled by kings.Roman RepublicElective oligarchy that dominated the Mediterranean through near-constant war.RurikidsThe Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikids, was a noble lineage traditionally founded bRussian EmpireThird-largest empire in history, spanning northern Eurasia.Safavid dynastyIranian dynasty that established Twelver Shi'ism as state religion.Sultanate of RumTurco-Persian Sunni sultanate in Anatolia, founded after Manzikert.Spanish EmpireA global colonial empire spanning four centuries and multiple continents.Sixteen KingdomsNon-Han rulers governed northern China before reunification by the Northern Wei.Sokoto CaliphateA Sunni Muslim caliphate founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804.Three KingdomsA partial revival of the old three kingdoms in early medieval Korea.
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