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Egyptian Empire
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Egyptian Empire

The Egyptian Empire rose during the period of the New Kingdom (c. 1570- c. 1069 BCE), when the country reached its height of wealth, international prestige, and military might. The empire stretched from modern-day Syria in the...
Kingdom of Kush (c. 2400 BCE - 350 CE)
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Kingdom of Kush (c. 2400 BCE - 350 CE)

Map of the Kingdom of Kush (c. 2400 BCE - 350 CE), showing the location of major cities, Kushite pyramids, and trade routes in what is now modern Sudan. Kush's close proximity to Egypt saw trade and cultural...
Mitanni
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Mitanni

The Kingdom of Mitanni, known to the people of the land, and the Assyrians, as Hanigalbat and to the Egyptians as Naharin and Metani, once stretched from present-day northern Iraq, down through Syria and into Turkey and was among the...
Map of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
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Map of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

Approximate maximum extent of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom circa 180 BCE, including the regions of Tapuria and Traxiane to the West, Sogdiana and Ferghana to the north, Bactria and Arachosia to the south.
Map of the Kingdom of Mauretania
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Map of the Kingdom of Mauretania

A map of the Kingdom of Mauretania, circa late 1st Century BCE.
Kingdom of Shambhala
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Kingdom of Shambhala

Kingdom of Shambhala and the Final Battle; Mongolia; 19th century; pigments on cotton; 44 x 87 1/2 in. (111.8 x 222.3 cm); Musée des arts asiatiques – Guimet, Paris; MG24416 (HAR 31352); photograph by Thierry Ollivier © RMN-Grand...
Kingdom of Kongo Bowmen, c. 1890
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Kingdom of Kongo Bowmen, c. 1890

Kingdom of Kongo bowmen. The bulk of Kongo's infantry forces consisted of archers equipped and dressed in a similar fashion to those encountered by the David Livingstone expedition. Illustration from Heroes of the...
Map of Lombard Kingdom, 575 CE
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Map of Lombard Kingdom, 575 CE

Map of Lombard Kingdom at the time of King Alboin's death, 575 CE
Middle Kingdom Axe-head
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Middle Kingdom Axe-head

Arsenical copper axe-head, dating to the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. It has nine binding-holes, three in each tang. Traces of the original wooden haft survive and the remains of some organic material are preserved in the corrosion...
New Kingdom Nobleman
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New Kingdom Nobleman

A limestone relief depicting a nobleman, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX or XX, c. 1295-1070 BCE. The figure is probably a scene from an offering in the Underworld. On the left side a hand is holding a sistrum and flower. (Brooklyn...
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