Nations

States and dynasties from the earliest records to 1945: when they rose and fell, who ruled them, and what happened.

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• 911–1259 CEDuchy of Normandyformer European sovereign state, then dukedom of France5 recordsMap
• 916–1125 CELiao dynastyKhitan imperial dynasty in East Asia (916-1125), controlling northern and northeastern China, Mongolia, Russian Far East and North Korea12 rulers · 6 recordsMap
• 917–971 CESouthern Hanone of the Ten Kingdoms of 10th-century China, centered on Guangdong Province4 rulersMap
• 918–1392 CEGoryeoancient kingdom in the Korean peninsula (918–1392)34 rulers · 30 recordsMap
• 920–1197 CEKingdom of Deheubarthkingdom in west Britain7 rulers · 5 recordsMap
• 923–936 CELater Tangempire and dynasty of China during the 10th-century Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms period4 rulersMap
• 925–1102 CEKingdom of Croatia(925–1102) a medieval kingdom comprising most of what is today Croatia as well as, periodically, parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina10 rulers · 3 recordsMap
• 927–1707 CEKingdom of Englandhistoric kingdom on the British Isles (927–1649; 1660–1707)53 rulers · 602 recordsMap
• 929–1031 CECaliphate of Córdobastate in Islamic Iberia (929–1031)16 rulers · 25 recordsMap
• 930–1360 CEcounty of AnjouMedieval French county (861–1360)3 recordsMap
• 930–1090 CEZiyarid dynastyDaylmian dynasty ruling the north of Iran (930–1090)2 rulers · 2 recordsMap
• 934–965 CELater Shuone of the 10 Kingdoms of 10th-century China, centered in Sichuan2 rulersMap
• 936–947 CELater Jin dynastyChinese dynasty (936–947); one of the Five Dynasties2 rulersMap
• 937–976 CESouthern Tangone of the Ten Kingdoms of medieval China, ruling territory around Nanjing during the period 937–9763 rulersMap
• 939–1547 CEDuchy of Brittanyformer European sovereign state 939–1547, then dukedom of the Kingdom of France4 rulers · 12 recordsMap
• 940–1185 CEHeian periodlast major division of classical Japanese history (794 to 1185), named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto18 recordsMap
• 951–960 CELater Zhou dynastyChinese dynasty (951–960); fifth of the Five Dynasties3 rulers · 1 recordsMap
• 951–979 CENorthern Hanone of the Ten Kingdoms in 10th-century China3 rulers · 1 recordsMap
• 959–1766 CEDuchy of Lorraineformer state7 recordsMap
• 960–1025 CEDuchy of Polandduchy in Central Europe existing from around 960 to 102537 rulers · 4 recordsMap
• 960–1279 CESong dynastyformer imperial dynasty of China (960–1279)25 rulers · 11 recordsMap
• 962–1038 CEGhaznavidsa Medieval Muslim Turkic dynasty ruling at eastern Iran and northern India (977–1196)3 recordsMap
• 962–1806 CEHoly Roman Empiremulti-ethnic complex of territories in Western and Central Europe (800/962–1806)40 rulers · 623 recordsMap
• 965–1945 CEKingdom of Denmarktranscontinental sovereign state and constitutional monarchy64 rulers · 14 recordsMap