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The Zulu Kingdom emerged in the early 19th century as a centralized and militarized state under Shaka Zulu (reign c. 1816–1828), whose reforms reshaped...

Only the upper half of this granite statuette of a seated man has survived. The inscriptions on the back of the statuette read "offerings given of the king to Bastet mistress of Bast for the ka of ". The inscriptions...

A portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59), the British engineer and key figure of the British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840). By John Horsley, c. 1870. (From The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil...

This is the upper part of a sandstone statue which was found near Rowanduz village, modern Sulaimaniya Governorate, Iraq. The lack of inscriptions on this statue make it difficult to determine who this...

The ancient Egyptians enjoyed storytelling as one of their favorite pastimes. Inscriptions and images, as well as the number of stories produced, give evidence of a long history of the art of the story in Egypt dealing with...

The Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans (435–534 CE) emerged as one of the most significant post-Roman states in the western Mediterranean. Founded after the Vandals, a Germanic people originally from Central...

Aethelwulf (r. 839-858) was King of Wessex, a region in modern-day Britain, son and successor to Egbert of Wessex (r. 802-839), who had unified and expanded his kingdom with Aethelwulf's assistance. Aethelwulf fought at the...

A map showing the extent of the ancient kingdom of Magadha in India from the 6th to 4th century BCE.

A map of the Kingdom of Northumbria (c. 604-954 CE) in the northeast of Britain c. 802 CE.

A gold sceptre used by the kings of the Kingdom of Kongo (14-19th century CE). 17th century CE (?). (Royal Museum of Central Africa, Brussels, Belgium)