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![Kingdom of Kanem](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10467.jpg?v=1705518903)
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Kingdom of Kanem
The Kingdom of Kanem (aka Kanim) was an ancient African state located in modern-day Chad, which flourished from the 9th to 14th century CE. With its heartland in the centre of the African continent on the eastern shores of Lake Chad, the...
![Unified Silla Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5838.jpg?v=1713924843)
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Unified Silla Kingdom
The Unified Silla Kingdom (668- 935 CE) was the first dynasty to rule over the whole of the Korean peninsula. After centuries of battles with the other states of the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE - 668 CE) Silla benefitted from the help of...
![Gauda Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10330.jpg?v=1716199623)
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Gauda Kingdom
The Gauda Kingdom came into being in the late 6th century CE in eastern India, as a result of the political disintegration of the Gupta Empire (3rd-6th century CE). Its core areas were situated in what is now the state of Bengal in India...
![Stela of Hesu from the Old Kingdom of Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4671.jpg?v=1618588803)
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Stela of Hesu from the Old Kingdom of Egypt
This limestone stela bears a sunk relief of a man. The man is standing and right-facing; he holds staves. At the lower right corner, a smaller scale figure of woman appears; she wears a a long dress and holds a lotus. The hieroglyphic inscriptions...
![Magadha Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5672.png?v=1721053683)
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Magadha Kingdom
Magadha was an ancient kingdom located on the Indo-Gangetic plains in eastern India and spread over what is today the modern state of Bihar. At the height of its power, it claimed suzerainty over the entire eastern part of the country (roughly...
![Stela of Idi from the Old Kingdom of Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4670.jpg?v=1618588802)
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Stela of Idi from the Old Kingdom of Egypt
Only this part of a large limestone stela has survived. At the lower end, there is a head of a man with a beard (originally painted with red). The hieroglyphic inscriptions read "the head lector priest, sole companion, ... stolist of the...
![Growing Old in Ancient Greece & Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19040.jpg?v=1718331785)
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Growing Old in Ancient Greece & Rome
Although life expectancy was lower in ancient Greece and Rome, many people survived into old age. Those who reached old age tended to accumulate wealth and political power. However, the societies of the ancient Mediterranean were also often...
![Game Interview: Old World by Mohawk Games](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12890.png?v=1720552205)
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Game Interview: Old World by Mohawk Games
In this article, we interview the creators of Old World, the new upcoming game by Mohawk Games. We are here with Leyla Johnson, the head writer of the game and CEO, and Soren Johnson, who is the creative director. Jan (Ancient History...
![Kingdom of West Francia](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9472.jpeg?v=1694944443)
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Kingdom of West Francia
The Kingdom of West Francia (843-987 CE, also known as The Kingdom of the West Franks) was the region of Western Europe that formed the western part of the Carolingian Empire of Charlemagne (Holy Roman Emperor 800-814 CE) known as Francia...
![List of Five Pharaohs of the Egyptian Old Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11216.jpg?v=1599174003)
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List of Five Pharaohs of the Egyptian Old Kingdom
This limestone fragment came from a New Kingdom tomb at Abusir/Saqqara, Egypt. The relief depicts five enthroned pharaohs, looking to the left. In front of the face of every one of them, a cartouche is inscribed. Only the cartouche at the...