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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• 534–550 CEEastern Weiformer country (534–550)2 rulers · 3 recordsMap
• 535–1041 CELombardshistorical ethnical group6 recordsMap
• 535–557 CEWestern Weidynasty in Northwest China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period3 rulersMap
• 543–753 CEChalukya dynastyclassical Indian dynasty (543–753)3 recordsMap
• 550–577 CENorthern Qihistorical Chinese country (550–577) during the Northern and Southern dynasties period6 rulersMap
• 551–603 CEFirst Turkic Khaganatekhaganate established by the Ashina clan of the Göktürks in medieval Inner Asia4 recordsMap
• 557–589 CEChen dynastylast of the Southern Dynasties in China (557–589)6 rulersMap
• 557–581 CENorthern ZhouXianbei-led dynasty of China6 rulers · 1 recordsMap
• 568–774 CEKingdom of the LombardsGermanic successor state to the Western Roman Empire established by the Lombards, a Germanic people, on the Italian Peninsula (568–774)6 rulers · 15 recordsMap
• 570–1081 CEDuchy of Beneventoduchy3 recordsMap
• 581–618 CESui dynastydynasty that ruled over China from 581 to 6189 rulers · 10 recordsMap
• 588–888 CEPrincipality of Iberiaearly medieval aristocratic regime in a core Georgian region of Kartli7 recordsMap
• 618–1048 CEKhazarshistorical semi-nomadic Turkic ethnic group6 recordsMap
• 618–907 CETang dynastyempire in the China proper between 618 and 907 AD32 rulers · 35 recordsMap
• 618–842 CETibetan Empireformer empire (618–842) centered on the Tibetan Plateau7 rulers · 5 recordsMap
• 622–1945 CESaudi Arabiacountry in West Asia1 rulers · 62 recordsMap
• 631–1440 CEDuchy of Thuringiaeastern borderland of the Merovingian kingdom of Austrasia1 rulersMap
• 632–661 CERashidun Caliphatefirst caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (632–661)3 rulers · 84 recordsMap
• 653–954 CEKingdom of Northumbriakingdom of the Angles (653–954)47 rulers · 6 recordsMap
• 657–874 CEKharijitesEarly Islamic rebellious sect3 recordsMap
• 661–750 CEUmayyad Caliphatesecond Islamic caliphate (661–750 CE)14 rulers · 95 recordsMap
• 681–1018 CEFirst Bulgarian Empiremedieval Bulgar-Slavic and later Bulgarian state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD.8 rulers · 27 recordsMap
• 697–1945 CEKahlur StatePrincely state of British India3 recordsMap
• 697–1797 CERepublic of Veniceformer state (697–1797) controlling, at various times, parts of northeastern Italy, the Balkans, and Mediterranean islands120 rulers · 219 recordsMap