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An official Manchurian seal of the Department of Inspectors at Qitan Fort, Yangshan county, from the late Qing dynasty, 1857. Durham University Oriental Museum.

A portrait of Emperor Guangxu (r. 1875-1908), the 10th emperor of the Chinese Qing dynasty.

This map illustrates the rise and expansion of the Merovingians, a Frankish dynasty that, by the late 5th century, unified the fragmented tribes of present-day France, Germany, the Low Countries, Switzerland, and Austria. Beginning with Clovis...

A map indicating the territory controlled by the Liao dynasty (Khitans), 907-1125 CE.

A celadon fish-dragon ewer. 12th century CE, Goryeo Dynasty, Korea. (National Museum of Korea, Soul, South Korea)

An image illustrating the progression of Chinese dynasties from the semi-mythical Xia, and the conquest of the Mongols (who ruled China as the Yuan dynasty), until the eventual fall of the Qing, the last imperial house. The emperors of China...

This map illustrates the foundation and expansion of the Delhi Sultanate under the Mamluk Dynasty (also spelled Mameluke, Arabic: مملوك‎, mamlūk, meaning "one who is owned," a slave), which ruled northern India from 1206 to 1290. Established...

This map illustrates the rise of the Sumerian city-state of Ur following the collapse of the Akkadian Empire (reign: circa 2334–2154 BCE). In the aftermath of political fragmentation and regional instability, Ur emerged as a leading center...

A map illustrating the territorial extent and political boundaries of the Roman Empire during the Flavian Dynasty, around 96 CE. Although a short-lived sequence of reigns from Vespasian (69 - 79 CE) through Titus (79 – 81 CE), until Domitian...

A map indicating the territory controlled by the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644 CE) in the late 16th century CE.