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tr_latin_emp
1,204
1,261
Latin Empire
tr_latin_emp
OTHER_TAG
null
Latin Empire
null
2024-04-09T13:08:03.148554Z
2024-04-09T13:08:03.148567Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
43
Anatolia-Caucasus
Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
179
ItLatBA
-1,800
-900
Latium - Bronze Age
it_latium_ba
LEGACY
The Italian Bronze Age (Età del Bronzo) starts at the tail end of the Eneolithic, but enters its mature phase between 1800 and 1200 BCE (Middle Bronze Age, Età del Bronzo Media), and begins its transition towards the Iron Age between 1200 and 1000 (Late Bronze Age, Tarda Età del Bronzo). §REF§ (Cornell 1995, 32-33) Tim...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
1
Latium
Southern Europe
12.486948
41.890407
Rome
IT
Italy
Europe
18
Southern Europe
Iberia, Italy
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
178
ItLatCA
-3,600
-1,800
Latium - Copper Age
it_latium_ca
LEGACY
The Italian Eneolithic (Eneolitico) dates from the 3rd millennium to the first centuries of the 2nd millennium BCE. It mostly corresponds to the Copper Age (Età del Rame) plus the Early Bronze Age (Prima Età del Bronzo). In Latium, the region of Central Italy that roughly matches modern-day Lazio, the main Copper Age s...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
1
Latium
Southern Europe
12.486948
41.890407
Rome
IT
Italy
Europe
18
Southern Europe
Iberia, Italy
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
180
ItLatIA
-1,000
-580
Latium - Iron Age
it_latium_ia
LEGACY
In Latium, the region of Central Italy roughly corresponding to modern-day Lazio, the earliest evidence for the emergence of a distinctive regional culture dates to the 10th century BCE. §REF§ (Anzidei, Sestieri and De Santis 1985, 140) Anna Paola Anzidei, Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri and Anna De Santis. 1985. <i>Roma e ...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
1
Latium
Southern Europe
12.486948
41.890407
Rome
IT
Italy
Europe
18
Southern Europe
Iberia, Italy
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
899
th_lavo_k_1
638
1,001
Lavo Kingdom I
th_lavo_k_1
OTHER_TAG
null
Lavo Kingdom
null
2024-07-04T14:35:05.375144Z
2024-07-04T14:35:05.375160Z
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
41
Mainland Southeast Asia
Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, south Vietnam
{'id': 10, 'name': 'Southeast Asia'}
900
th_lavo_k_2
1,002
1,350
Lavo Kingdom II
th_lavo_k_2
OTHER_TAG
null
Lavo Kingdom
null
2024-07-04T14:35:46.709657Z
2024-07-04T14:35:46.709672Z
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
41
Mainland Southeast Asia
Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, south Vietnam
{'id': 10, 'name': 'Southeast Asia'}
315
EsLeon
910
1,158
Leon
es_leon_k
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
18
Southern Europe
Iberia, Italy
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
329
EsLeCas
1,230
1,715
Leon & Castille
es_leon_castille
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
2024-11-07T14:39:15.889520Z
{'id': 111, 'text': 'a new_private_comment_text new approach for polity'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
18
Southern Europe
Iberia, Italy
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
403
InLohar
1,003
1,255
Lohara Dynasty
in_lohara_dyn
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
2023-11-14T13:54:19.357818Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
305
ItLombr
568
774
Lombard Kingdom
it_lombard_k
LEGACY
<br>The Lombard were a Germanic tribe who, by the end of the 5th century CE, had settled their territory north of the Danube River, which corresponds approximately to the area that is now modern-day Austria. Under the rule of Alboin, the Lombards invaded and migrated to a defenceless Italy in 568 CE, and within a year ...
null
null
null
2024-03-13T10:38:50.063861Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
18
Southern Europe
Iberia, Italy
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
420
CnLngsh
-3,000
-1,900
Longshan
cn_longshan
LEGACY
Longshan culture (Chalcolithic China, Jade Age, Lungshanoid horizon) evolved from the Yangshao culture in the Lower Yellow River Valley and the Majiabang culture in the Lower Yangzi River Valley. §REF§ (Underhill 2001, 156) Underhill, Anne. 2001. “Longshan.” In East Asia and Oceania (Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Volume...
null
null
null
2024-01-04T15:28:32.968892Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
20
Middle Yellow River Valley
North China
112.517587
34.701825
Luoyang
CN
China
East Asia
58
North China
North China without Tibet, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang
{'id': 4, 'name': 'East Asia'}
275
CnLouIn
25
330
Loulan-Shanshan kingdom
cn_loulan_shanshan_k
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
Mongolia
Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, the steppe part of Manchuria
{'id': 3, 'name': 'Central and Northern Eurasia'}
169
TrLysim
-323
-281
Lysimachus Kingdom
tr_lysimachus_k
LEGACY
The Thracian kingdom under Lysimachus constituted only a short period in the history of the area. The Odrysian Kingdom was present in Thrace before it was conquered by Philip II, then ruled by Alexander the Great until his death in 323 BCE. Lysimachus, one of Alexander’s Successors, took over governorship of the area a...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
11
Konya Plain
Anatolia-Caucasus
32.521164
37.877845
Konya
TR
Turkey
Southwest Asia
43
Anatolia-Caucasus
Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
506
GrMaced
-330
-312
Macedonian Empire
gr_macedonian_emp
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
19
Southeastern Europe
Frm. Yugoslavia, Romania-Moldova, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
390
InMagad
450
605
Magadha
in_magadha_k
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
2024-07-19T07:49:59.042343Z
{'id': 66, 'text': 'a new_private_comment_text new approach for polity'}
14
Middle Ganga
Indo-Gangetic Plain
82.7
25.75
Jaunpur
UTPR
India
South Asia
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
792
in_kanva_dyn
-75
-30
Magadha - Kanva Dynasty
in_kanva_dyn
OTHER_TAG
null
null
JR: Adding "Magadha" to the name for clarity. Changed dates to 75-30 BCE (previously 75-300 CE): this was a short-lived dynasty based in Magadha in the last century BCE
2023-12-07T16:15:55.657882Z
2024-06-06T09:17:00.288584Z
{'id': 20, 'text': 'a new_private_comment_text new approach for polity'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
87
InMaury
-324
-187
Magadha - Maurya Empire
in_mauryan_emp
LEGACY
The Maurya Empire was one of the first geographically extensive empires in South Asia. The formation of the Mauryan Empire coincided with the invasion of India in the North-West of the armies of Alexander of Macedon in 327 BCE, most likely from territory in the Punjab. §REF§ (Singh 2008, 324-358) Singh, Upinder. 2008. ...
null
JR: Adding "Magadha" to the name for clarity
null
2024-07-19T07:50:38.763008Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
14
Middle Ganga
Indo-Gangetic Plain
82.7
25.75
Jaunpur
UTPR
India
South Asia
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
777
BdNanda
-413
-322
Magadha - Nanda Dynasty
in_nanda_dyn
OTHER_TAG
null
null
JR: Adding "Magadha" to the name for clarity
null
2025-04-15T09:28:49.943119Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
385
InSunga
-187
-65
Magadha - Sunga Empire
in_sunga_emp
LEGACY
This period begins with the ascension of Puṣyamitra Shunga in 187 BCE.<br>The Shunga Empire territory was about 4 million km2, encompassing central and eastern India. The polity population is considered to be anywhere between 18 and 100 million at varying times, while the population of the largest settlement, likely th...
null
JR: Adding "Magadha" to the name for clarity
null
2024-07-19T07:50:29.355239Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
14
Middle Ganga
Indo-Gangetic Plain
82.7
25.75
Jaunpur
UTPR
India
South Asia
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
384
InMahaJ
-600
-324
Mahajanapada era
in_mahajanapada
LEGACY
The Mahajanapada era ran from 450-605 CE.<br>Information cannot be found in the sources consulted regarding the polity's population, however the largest settlement is estimated to have had a population of between 12,000-48,000 people (based off the number of inhabitants of Rajagriha, the old Magadhan capital.) §REF§ (K...
null
null
null
2024-07-19T07:48:19.577605Z
{'id': 75, 'text': 'a new_private_comment_text new approach for polity'}
14
Middle Ganga
Indo-Gangetic Plain
82.7
25.75
Jaunpur
UTPR
India
South Asia
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
391
InMaitr
470
790
Maitraka Dynasty
in_maitraka_dyn
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
2025-04-08T15:46:50.419709Z
{'id': 14, 'text': 'a new_private_comment_text new approach for polity'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
50
IdMajap
1,292
1,518
Majapahit Kingdom
id_majapahit_k
LEGACY
The kingdom of Majapahit covered much of the eastern half of the island of Java; it was founded in the late thirteenth century, when the war between king Waijaya and the ruler of Kediri concluded with the latter's loss, and it gradually faded from relevance between the end of the fifteenth century and the middle of the...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
18
Central Java
Indonesia
110.403498
-6.985678
Semarang
JV
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
42
Maritime Southeast Asia
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
{'id': 10, 'name': 'Southeast Asia'}
648
so_majeerteen_sultanate
1,750
1,926
Majeerteen Sultanate
so_majeerteen_sultanate
POL_AFR_EAST
The Majeerteen Sultanate was a costal kingdom in the north eastern corner of Somalia. The exact formation date of the Sultanate is unknown with some scholars attesting that it was created in the late seventeenth century, while others acknowledging its origin from the later part of the eighteenth century. The Majeerteen...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
2
East Africa
Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, So Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
212
SdMakur1
568
618
Makuria Kingdom I
sd_makuria_k_1
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
4
Northeast Africa
Egypt and Sudan (the Nile Basin)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
215
SdMakur2
619
849
Makuria Kingdom II
sd_makuria_k_2
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
4
Northeast Africa
Egypt and Sudan (the Nile Basin)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
219
SdMakur3
850
1,099
Makuria Kingdom III
sd_makuria_k_3
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
4
Northeast Africa
Egypt and Sudan (the Nile Basin)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
235
SoIfatS
1,270
1,415
Malacca Sultanate
my_malacca_sultanate_22222
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42
Maritime Southeast Asia
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
{'id': 10, 'name': 'Southeast Asia'}
383
MySultM
1,396
1,511
Malacca Sultanate
my_malacca_sultanate
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
2024-11-06T13:26:05.977658Z
{'id': 107, 'text': 'a new_private_comment_text new approach for polity'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42
Maritime Southeast Asia
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
{'id': 10, 'name': 'Southeast Asia'}
229
MlMali*
1,230
1,410
Mali Empire
ml_mali_emp
LEGACY
After the gradual decline of the Ghana Empire, the power vacuum left in the Sudanese region was filled with several smaller successor states, including the Sosso Kingdom. §REF§ (Conrad 2005, 33) David C. Conrad. 2005. <i>Empires of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay</i>. New York: Facts On File. §REF§ In t...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
6
Niger Inland Delta
Sahel
-3.041703
16.717549
Timbuctu
ML
Mali
Africa
7
West Africa
From Senegal to Gabon (Tropical)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
611
si_mane_emp
1,550
1,650
Mane
si_mane_emp
POL_AFR_WEST
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
West Africa
From Senegal to Gabon (Tropical)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
886
in_maratha_emp
1,674
1,818
Maratha Empire
in_maratha_emp
OTHER_TAG
null
Maratha Empire
null
2024-07-03T12:12:32.126375Z
2024-07-03T12:12:32.126388Z
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
40
Southern India
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
776
mw_maravi_emp
1,622
1,870
Maravi Empire
mw_maravi_emp
OTHER_TAG
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6
Southern Africa
Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and south
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
233
MaMarinid
1,269
1,465
Marinid Dynasty
ma_marinid_dyn
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
3
Maghreb
From Morocco to Libya
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
51
IdMatrm
1,568
1,755
Mataram Sultanate
id_mataram_k
LEGACY
Mataram started out as a vassal to the kingdom of Pajang—itself one of a number of short-lived polities that emerged from the disintegration of the Demak Sultanate—and gradually established itself as the dominant polity in central Java between the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth centuries. §RE...
null
null
null
2024-11-13T14:21:20.474606Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
18
Central Java
Indonesia
110.403498
-6.985678
Semarang
JV
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
42
Maritime Southeast Asia
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
{'id': 10, 'name': 'Southeast Asia'}
393
InMaukh
550
605
Maukhari Dynasty
in_maukhari_dyn
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
2023-11-14T13:44:32.334926Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
40
Southern India
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
209
MaKgMau
-125
44
Mauretania
ma_mauretania
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
Sahel
Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad (Arid)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
48
IdMedng
732
1,019
Medang Kingdom
id_medang_k
LEGACY
The Medang, or Mataram, Kingdom, is the first well-attested Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in central Java. In 732 CE, in an inscription written in Sanskrit, a local ruler called Sanjaya made the 'first definite claim to kingship' known from the region. §REF§ (Reid 2015, 36) Reid, Anthony. 2015. A History of Southeast Asia: Cr...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
18
Central Java
Indonesia
110.403498
-6.985678
Semarang
JV
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
42
Maritime Southeast Asia
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
{'id': 10, 'name': 'Southeast Asia'}
345
IrMedes
-715
-550
Median Persian Empire
ir_median_emp
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45
Iran
Iran
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
647
er_medri_bahri
1,310
1,889
Medri Bahri
er_medri_bahri
POL_AFR_EAST
Medri Bahri was an Eritrean Kingdom established in the early fourteenth century. The capital of Medri Bahri was Deba-ruba also known as Dibarwa. Medri Bahri was ruled by the Bahri Negassi who was elected by the people of Medri Bahri. §REF§ (Cliffe and Basil 1988, 12-13) Cliffe, Lionel and Basil, Davidson. 1988. The Lo...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
2
East Africa
Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, So Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
204
Meroe
-600
-300
Meroe
sd_meroe
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
4
Northeast Africa
Egypt and Sudan (the Nile Basin)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
909
iq_middle_assyrian_emp
-1,365
-912
Middle Assyrian Empire
iq_middle_assyrian_emp
OTHER_TAG
null
null
null
2024-10-16T10:13:01.940681Z
2024-10-16T10:13:01.940699Z
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
62
Mesopotamia
Iraq, Kuwait
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
161
TrBrzMD
-2,000
-1,700
Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia
tr_central_anatolia_mba
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
11
Konya Plain
Anatolia-Caucasus
32.521164
37.877845
Konya
TR
Turkey
Southwest Asia
43
Anatolia-Caucasus
Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
9
MxFormM
-800
-401
Middle Formative Basin of Mexico
mx_basin_of_mexico_4
LEGACY
The Basin or Valley of Mexico is a highlands plateau in central Mexico roughly corresponding to modern-day Mexico City. Here, we are interested in the phase of its prehistory known as the Middle Formative period (c. 800-401 BCE). This period was characterised by increasingly widespread and elaborate public architecture...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
27
Basin of Mexico
Mexico
-99.13
19.43
Ciudad de Mexico
MX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
55
PaCocl2
700
1,000
Middle Greater Coclé
pa_cocle_2
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
21
Caribbean
Caribbean islands, Panama, coastal Columbia-Venezuela
{'id': 6, 'name': 'South America and Caribbean'}
306
FrMervM
543
687
Middle Merovingian
fr_merovingian_emp_2
LEGACY
During our second Merovingian period (543-687 CE), the kingdom was still a 'quasi-polity', consisting of numerous Frankish kingdoms under the nominal leadership of a king who had his primary residence in Paris. §REF§ (Wood 1994, 41) Wood, Ian. 1994. The Merovingian Kingdoms 450-751. London: Longman. Seshat URL: <a clas...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
2
Paris Basin
Western Europe
2.312458
48.866111
Paris
FR
France
Europe
20
Western Europe
British Isles, France, Low Countries
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
15
MxPostM
1,200
1,426
Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico
mx_basin_of_mexico_10
LEGACY
The Basin or Valley of Mexico is a highlands plateau in central Mexico roughly corresponding to modern-day Mexico City. Here, we are interested in the phase of its prehistory known as the Middle Postclassic (c. 1200-1426 CE). By this time, Tula no longer held sway over the region, and had been replaced by several city-...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
27
Basin of Mexico
Mexico
-99.13
19.43
Ciudad de Mexico
MX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
183
ItRomMR
-264
-133
Middle Roman Republic
it_roman_rep_2
LEGACY
The last of the Roman kings, the tyrannical Lucius Tarquinius Superbus ('the Arrogant'), was expelled by a revolt of some of the leading Roman aristocrats in 509 BCE. Vowing never again to allow a single person to amass so much authority, the revolutionaries established in place of the monarchy a republican system of g...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
1
Latium
Southern Europe
12.486948
41.890407
Rome
IT
Italy
Europe
18
Southern Europe
Iberia, Italy
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
216
MrWagdM
700
1,077
Middle Wagadu Empire
mr_wagadu_2
LEGACY
The Kingdom of Ghana was the first documented empire of West Africa. Its dominant people, a northern Mande group known as the Soninke, called it 'Wagadu', §REF§ (Conrad 2010, 23) David C. Conrad. 2010. <i>Empires of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay</i>. Revised Edition. New York: Chelsea House Publishers....
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
6
Niger Inland Delta
Sahel
-3.041703
16.717549
Timbuctu
ML
Mali
Africa
7
West Africa
From Senegal to Gabon (Tropical)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
615
ni_nok_2
-900
0
Middle and Late Nok
ni_nok_2
POL_AFR_WEST
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
West Africa
From Senegal to Gabon (Tropical)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
612
ni_nok_1
-1,500
-901
Middle and Late Nok
ni_nok_1
POL_AFR_WEST
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
West Africa
From Senegal to Gabon (Tropical)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
343
SyMitan
-1,475
-1,275
Mitanni Kingdom
sy_mitanni_k
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
61
Levant
Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
748
fr_france_modern_1
1,871
1,940
Modern France I
fr_france_modern_1
OTHER_TAG
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
20
Western Europe
British Isles, France, Low Countries
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
52
PaMonag
-3,000
-1,300
Monagrillo
pa_monagrillo
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
21
Caribbean
Caribbean islands, Panama, coastal Columbia-Venezuela
{'id': 6, 'name': 'South America and Caribbean'}
267
MnMngKh
1,206
1,270
Mongol Empire
mn_mongol_emp
LEGACY
The Mongols began as one of a group of nomadic tribes living on the Central Asian Steppe. Temujin or Temuchin (later called Chinggis Khan) became Khan (king), united the different Mongol families and incorporated other tribes such as the Tatars into the 'Mongols'. He was acknowledged as the leader of all the Central As...
null
null
null
2025-01-29T13:42:29.577626Z
{'id': 141, 'text': 'a new_private_comment_text new approach for polity'}
24
Orkhon Valley
Mongolia
102.845486
47.200757
Karakorum
MN
Mongolia
Central Eurasia
9
Mongolia
Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, the steppe part of Manchuria
{'id': 3, 'name': 'Central and Northern Eurasia'}
739
mn_mongolia_peoples_rep
1,920
1,992
Mongolian People's Republic
mn_mongolia_peoples_rep
OTHER_TAG
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
Mongolia
Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, the steppe part of Manchuria
{'id': 3, 'name': 'Central and Northern Eurasia'}
63
GrCrMPa
-1,450
-1,300
Monopalatial Crete
gr_crete_mono_palace
LEGACY
Crete is a large island in the Eastern Mediterranean. Here we consider the phase of its history best known as the Monopalatial Era. This period began following the destruction of many Minoan sites around 1450, due either to natural catastrophes or human agency §REF§ (Driessen and Macdonald 1997, 106-109) Jan Driessen. ...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
4
Crete
Southeastern Europe
25.1442
35.3387
Heraklion
GR
Greece
Europe
19
Southeastern Europe
Frm. Yugoslavia, Romania-Moldova, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
527
MxAlb2*
-100
200
Monte Alban II
mx_monte_alban_2
LEGACY
The Monte Albán II period runs from 100 to 200 CE. The Zapotec state, which had formed in the previous (Late I) phase, §REF§ (Spencer and Redmond 2003) Charles S. Spencer and Elsa M. Redmond. 2003. 'Militarism, Resistance, and Early State Development in Oaxaca, Mexico'. <i>Social Evolution &amp; History</i> 2 (1): 25-7...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
26
Valley of Oaxaca
Mexico
-96.761022
17.041135
Monte Alban
OAX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
528
MxAlb3A
200
500
Monte Alban III
mx_monte_alban_3_a
LEGACY
The Monte Albán IIIA phase (200-500 CE) is generally regarded as the 'golden age' or Classic period of the Zapotec state, §REF§ (Balkansky 1998, 472) A. K. Balkansky. 1998. 'Origin and Collapse of Complex Societies in Oaxaca, Mexico: Evaluating the Era from 1965 to the Present'. <i>Journal of World Prehistory</i> 12 (4...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
26
Valley of Oaxaca
Mexico
-96.761022
17.041135
Monte Alban
OAX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
529
MxAlb3B
500
900
Monte Alban IIIB and IV
mx_monte_alban_3_b_4
LEGACY
General description<br>During the Monte Alban IIIB and IV periods (500-900 CE) in the Valley of Oaxaca Monte Alban and the capital of the neighbouring state, Teotihuacaln declined, with public buildings no longer being maintained and the population of the capitals declining. A mixture of internal and external reasons f...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
26
Valley of Oaxaca
Mexico
-96.761022
17.041135
Monte Alban
OAX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
526
MxAlb1L
-300
-100
Monte Alban Late I
mx_monte_alban_1_late
LEGACY
The Monte Albán Late I period ran from 300 to 100 BCE. Archaeologists Charles Spencer and Elsa Redmond argue that the Zapotecs had formed a state by the beginning of this period (around 300 BCE). §REF§ (Spencer and Redmond 2004, 176) Charles S. Spencer and Elsa M. Redmond. 2004. 'Primary State Formation in Mesoamerica'...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
26
Valley of Oaxaca
Mexico
-96.761022
17.041135
Monte Alban
OAX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
532
MxAlb5*
900
1,520
Monte Alban V
mx_monte_alban_5
LEGACY
The Monte Alban V period is generally known for the balkianisation of polities in the valley. §REF§ Flannery and Marcus (1983) The Cloud People: divergent evolution of the Zapotec and Mixtec civilizations. Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Academic Press, New York. p217 §REF§ The length assign...
null
null
null
2023-10-30T18:02:32.638474Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
26
Valley of Oaxaca
Mexico
-96.761022
17.041135
Monte Alban
OAX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
530
MxAlbEP
900
1,099
Monte Alban V Early Postclassic
mx_monte_alban_5_a
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
531
MxAlbLP
1,101
1,520
Monte Alban V Late Postclassic
mx_monte_alban_5_b
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
620
bf_mossi_k_1
1,100
1,897
Mossi
bf_mossi_k_1
POL_AFR_WEST
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
West Africa
From Senegal to Gabon (Tropical)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
691
Mubari
1,700
1,896
Mubari
rw_mubari_k
POL_AFR_EAST
null
null
null
null
2025-01-23T15:38:44.113852Z
{'id': 133, 'text': 'a new_private_comment_text new approach for polity'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
2
East Africa
Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, So Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
98
InMugl*
1,526
1,858
Mughal Empire
in_mughal_emp
LEGACY
The Mughal Empire was one of the largest centralized states in premodern world history. By the late 1600s, it covered most of the Indian subcontinent. The empire was founded by Babur (reigned 1526-1530 CE), who had invaded northern India from central Asia. He defeated the Delhi sultan at Panipat and occupied Delhi and ...
null
null
null
2024-07-19T07:49:13.286974Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
13
Kachi Plain
Indo-Gangetic Plain
67.628836
29.377664
Mehrgarh
PK
Pakistan
South Asia
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
626
zi_mutapa
1,450
1,880
Mutapa
zi_mutapa
POL_AFR_SA
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6
Southern Africa
Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and south
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
348
JoNabat
-312
106
Nabataean Kingdom
jo_nabataean_k
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
61
Levant
Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
376
CnNanzh
800
900
Nanzhao Kingdom
cn_nanzhao_k
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
2024-01-24T10:08:29.173410Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
41
Mainland Southeast Asia
Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, south Vietnam
{'id': 10, 'name': 'Southeast Asia'}
566
fr_france_napoleonic
1,816
1,870
Napoleonic France
fr_france_napoleonic
LEGACY
<br>This period incorporates the following polities in France:<br>:Bourbon Restoration II: 1815-1830<br>:Kingdom of France: 1830-1848<br>:Second French Republic: 1848-1852<br>:Second French Empire: 1852-1870<br>The Bourbon Restoration followed the defeat of Napoleon I, and later the loss of the empire territories that ...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
20
Western Europe
British Isles, France, Low Countries
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
511
EgNaqa1
-3,800
-3,550
Naqada I
eg_naqada_1
LEGACY
The Naqada is a Predynastic archaeological culture located in Upper Egypt, the strip of land flanking the Nile river south of the Faiyum region and north of the First Cataract. Named after the site where British archaeologist Flinders Petrie uncovered a necropolis of over 3000 graves in the late 19th century, §REF§ (Mi...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
5
Upper Egypt
Northeastern Africa
32.714706
25.725715
Luxor
EG
Egypt
Africa
4
Northeast Africa
Egypt and Sudan (the Nile Basin)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
512
EgNaqa2
-3,550
-3,300
Naqada II
eg_naqada_2
LEGACY
The Naqada is a Predynastic archaeological culture located in Upper Egypt, the strip of land flanking the Nile river south of the Faiyum region and north of the First Cataract. Named after the site where British archaeologist Flinders Petrie uncovered a necropolis of over 3000 graves in the late 19th century, §REF§ (Mi...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
5
Upper Egypt
Northeastern Africa
32.714706
25.725715
Luxor
EG
Egypt
Africa
4
Northeast Africa
Egypt and Sudan (the Nile Basin)
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
263
JpNara*
710
794
Nara Kingdom
jp_nara
LEGACY
General description<br>The Nara period (710-794CE) begins with the creation of a specially built imperial capital, laid out in a 20sq km grid, modelled on T’ang Chinese capital, Ch’ang-an. §REF§ Henshall, Kenneth .2012. A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower. Palgrave Macmillan. New York. [Third Edition]p.2...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
14
Northeast Asia
Korea, Japan, forest part of Manchuria, Russian Far East
{'id': 4, 'name': 'East Asia'}
781
BdNawabs
1,717
1,757
Nawabs of Bengal
bd_nawabs_of_bengal
OTHER_TAG
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
37
Eastern South Asia
Bangladesh + Indian states of West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Sikkim
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
705
in_madurai_nayaks
1,529
1,736
Nayaks of Madurai
in_madurai_nayaks
POL_SA_SI
The Nayaks of Madurai were rulers of South Tamil Nadu. The Nayaks were originally agents of the Vijayangara Empire but came independent rulers under Visvanatha Nayaka around 1529 CE. The Nayaks of Madurai had their initial capital at Madurai but moved the capital to Tiruchirappalli from 1616 CE – 1634 CE and again from...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
40
Southern India
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
704
in_thanjavur_nayaks
1,532
1,676
Nayaks of Thanjavur
in_thanjavur_nayaks
POL_SA_SI
The Nayaks of Thanjavur originally ruled the Tamil Nadu region of Thanjavur on behalf of the Vijayanagara kings. After the decline of the Vijayanagara, the Nayaks of Thanjavur became independent rulers sometime in the 1530s CE. The Nayaks of Thanjavur had their capital in the city of Thanjavur and the major commercial...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
40
Southern India
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
595
de_third_reich
1,933
1,945
Nazi Germany
de_ns_germany
LEGACY
null
null
null
null
2024-03-12T10:32:12.234847Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
15
Central Europe
Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
689
Ndorwa
1,700
1,800
Ndorwa
rw_ndorwa_k
POL_AFR_EAST
null
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
2
East Africa
Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, So Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
435
CoNahua
250
1,050
Neguanje
co_neguanje
LEGACY
The Nahuange or Neguanje phase of Colombian prehistory lasted from about 250 to 1050 CE, according to Santiago Giraldo and Juana Saenz's recent estimates based on radiocarbon-dated goldwork and complete dated contexts. §REF§ (Giraldo 2015, personal communication) §REF§ Nahuange artefacts and sites have mostly been fou...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
31
North Colombia
Caribbean
-73.640388
10.780287
Santa Marta
CO
Colombia
South America
21
Caribbean
Caribbean islands, Panama, coastal Columbia-Venezuela
{'id': 6, 'name': 'South America and Caribbean'}
106
IqNAssr
-911
-612
Neo-Assyrian Empire
iq_neo_assyrian_emp
LEGACY
The Assyrian Empire (911-612 BCE) was a powerful polity that expanded from its heartland in northern Iraq, using the most advanced military technologies of the era: two wheeled chariots, cavalry and an infantry fully converted to iron weapons. §REF§ (Dupuy and Dupuy 2007, 10) R Dupuy. Dupuy. 2007. The Collins Encyclope...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
8
Southern Mesopotamia
Levant-Mesopotamia
44.42
32.47
Babylon (Hillah)
IQ
Iraq
Southwest Asia
62
Mesopotamia
Iraq, Kuwait
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
346
IqNeoBb
-626
-539
Neo-Babylonian Empire
iq_neo_babylonian_emp
LEGACY
Babylon was re-populated by the Chaldean people and the rulers reclaimed the title of King of Babylon. While his father Nabopolassar was on the throne, Nebachudrezzar went on campaigns to defeat the Assyrian and Egyptian armies. §REF§ Oates, J. 1986. Babylon. London: Thames &amp; Hudson. p.128-130 §REF§ Having succe...
null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
8
Southern Mesopotamia
Levant-Mesopotamia
44.42
32.47
Babylon (Hillah)
IQ
Iraq
Southwest Asia
62
Mesopotamia
Iraq, Kuwait
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
165
TrNHitt
-1,180
-900
Neo-Hittite Kingdoms
tr_neo_hittite_k
LEGACY
After Hattusa was destroyed by fire ending the New Kingdom period of the Hittites §REF§ (Bryce 2002, 9) T Bryce. 2002. Life and Society in the Hittite World. Oxford University Press. Oxford. §REF§ elements of the Hittite civilization lingered in peripheral areas of the former kingdom §REF§ (Bryce 2002, 9) T Bryce. 200...
null
null
null
2023-12-19T09:00:40.512130Z
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
11
Konya Plain
Anatolia-Caucasus
32.521164
37.877845
Konya
TR
Turkey
Southwest Asia
43
Anatolia-Caucasus
Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
59
GrCrNeo
-7,000
-3,000
Neolithic Crete
gr_crete_nl
LEGACY
The Cretan Neolithic period spans the four millennia between around 7000 and 3000 BCE. §REF§ (Tomkins 2007) Tomkins, P. 2007. "Neolithic: Strata IX-VIII, VII-VIB, VIA-V, IV, IIIB, IIIA, IIA and IC Groups." In Knossos Pottery Handbook: Neolithic and Bronze Age (Minoan), edited by N. Momigliano, 9-39. British School at A...
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Crete
Southeastern Europe
25.1442
35.3387
Heraklion
GR
Greece
Europe
19
Southeastern Europe
Frm. Yugoslavia, Romania-Moldova, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
414
InGangN
-7,000
-3,001
Neolithic Middle Ganga
in_ganga_nl
LEGACY
The Middle Ganga corresponds to the eastern portion of the Upper Ganga Plain, in the eastern part of the north-central modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the state of Bihar. Here, we are interested in the phase of its prehistory known as the Neolithic (c. 7000-3001 BCE). Larger sites found in the wider Gangetic r...
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2024-07-19T07:50:55.997923Z
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14
Middle Ganga
Indo-Gangetic Plain
82.7
25.75
Jaunpur
UTPR
India
South Asia
64
North India
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
{'id': 9, 'name': 'South Asia'}
536
YeNeoL*
-3,500
-1,201
Neolithic Yemen
ye_yemen_lnl
LEGACY
The Yemeni Coastal Plain or Plateau is the northwestern region of modern Yemen that lies between the Red Sea and the Yemeni Mountains. Here, we are interested in the phase of its prehistory known as the Neolithic (c. 3500-1201 BCE). Settlements at this time were small clusters of oval huts, with stone tools and stone m...
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12
Yemeni Coastal Plain
Arabia
43.315739
14.850891
Sanaa
YE
Yemen
Southwest Asia
44
Arabia
Arabian Peninsula
{'id': 11, 'name': 'Southwest Asia'}
62
GrCrNPa
-1,700
-1,450
New Palace Crete
gr_crete_new_palace
LEGACY
Crete is a large island in the Eastern Mediterranean. Here we consider the phase of its history best known as the Neopalatial Era. This period followed a series of conflagrations at the end of the Old Palace era (1700 BCE), which affected almost all Cretan sites. Little agreement exists about the causes of these destru...
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Crete
Southeastern Europe
25.1442
35.3387
Heraklion
GR
Greece
Europe
19
Southeastern Europe
Frm. Yugoslavia, Romania-Moldova, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
760
vt_nguyen_dyn
1,802
1,887
Nguyen Dynasty
vt_nguyen_dyn
OTHER_TAG
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null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
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41
Mainland Southeast Asia
Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, south Vietnam
{'id': 10, 'name': 'Southeast Asia'}
695
Classical Nkore
1,750
1,901
Nkore
ug_nkore_k_2
POL_AFR_EAST
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null
null
null
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2
East Africa
Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, So Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
688
Early Nkore
1,450
1,749
Nkore
ug_nkore_k_1
POL_AFR_EAST
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2
East Africa
Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, So Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
586
gb_england_norman
1,066
1,153
Norman England
gb_england_norman
LEGACY
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null
null
2024-05-16T13:37:49.298359Z
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20
Western Europe
British Isles, France, Low Countries
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
876
it_sicily_k_1
1,071
1,193
Norman Sicily
it_sicily_k_1
OTHER_TAG
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null
null
2024-05-06T09:17:43.222876Z
2024-05-06T09:42:39.309605Z
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null
null
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18
Southern Europe
Iberia, Italy
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
775
mw_northern_maravi_k
1,500
1,621
Northern Maravi Kingdom
mw_northern_maravi_k
OTHER_TAG
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null
null
null
null
{'id': 1, 'text': 'NO_PRIVATE_COMMENTS'}
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6
Southern Africa
Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and south
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
425
CnNSong
960
1,127
Northern Song
cn_northern_song_dyn
LEGACY
The Northern Song (or Sung) Dynasty was a period of great economic advancement, population growth, urbanization, and political change in China. §REF§ (Ebrey 1996, 136) Patricia Buckley Ebrey. 1996. <i>The Cambridge Illustrated History of China</i>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. §REF§ Eleventh-century China un...
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null
2024-01-04T15:57:28.881607Z
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20
Middle Yellow River Valley
North China
112.517587
34.701825
Luoyang
CN
China
East Asia
58
North China
North China without Tibet, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang
{'id': 4, 'name': 'East Asia'}
258
CnNWei*
386
534
Northern Wei
cn_northern_wei_dyn
LEGACY
The Northern Wei dynasty (Tuoba or Bei Wei) unified northern China during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. §REF§ (Theobald 2000) Theobald, U. 2000. Northern Dynasties (386-581). Accessed June 15, 2017. <a class="external free" href="http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Division/beichao.html" rel="nofollow">...
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null
2024-01-04T15:48:35.302300Z
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20
Middle Yellow River Valley
North China
112.517587
34.701825
Luoyang
CN
China
East Asia
58
North China
North China without Tibet, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang
{'id': 4, 'name': 'East Asia'}
313
RuNovPr
880
1,240
Novgorod Land
ru_novgorod_land
LEGACY
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null
null
2024-05-30T10:26:04.408878Z
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16
Eastern Europe
Belarus, non-Steppe Ukraine and European Russia
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
323
RuNovRp
1,135
1,478
Novgorod Republic
ru_novgorod_rep
LEGACY
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null
2024-05-30T12:54:29.574270Z
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16
Eastern Europe
Belarus, non-Steppe Ukraine and European Russia
{'id': 5, 'name': 'Europe'}
206
DzNumid
-220
-46
Numidia
dz_numidia
LEGACY
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Maghreb
From Morocco to Libya
{'id': 2, 'name': 'Africa'}
524
MxRosar
-700
-500
Oaxaca - Rosario
mx_rosario
LEGACY
During the Rosario phase (700-500 BCE), the settlement of San José Mogote continued to be the largest settlement in the Valley of Oaxaca. However, other settlements rose to challenge its primacy: Huitzo (at the extreme northern end of the Etla arm), Tilcajete (in the Valle Grande), and Yegüih (in the Tlacolula arm), ea...
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Valley of Oaxaca
Mexico
-96.761022
17.041135
Monte Alban
OAX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
523
MxSanGu
-1,150
-700
Oaxaca - San Jose
mx_san_jose
LEGACY
The San José phase (1150-850 BCE), named for a settlement located in the Etla subregion of the Valley of Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, and the Guadalupe phase (850-700 BCE), are combined here because of the difficulty of differentiating between the material culture of the two phases. §REF§ (Feinman et al. 1985, 340) Gary M....
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Valley of Oaxaca
Mexico
-96.761022
17.041135
Monte Alban
OAX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}
522
MxTieLa
-1,400
-1,150
Oaxaca - Tierras Largas
mx_tierras_largas
LEGACY
The Tierras Largas phase refers to the period from 1400 to 1150 BCE. It was named for an archaeological site in the Etla subregion of the Valley of Oaxaca, Southern Mexico. §REF§ (Hodges 1989, 26) Denise C. Hodges. 1989. <i>Agricultural Intensification and Prehistoric Health in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico</i>. Prehist...
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Valley of Oaxaca
Mexico
-96.761022
17.041135
Monte Alban
OAX
Mexico
North America
23
Mexico
Mexico
{'id': 7, 'name': 'North America'}