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Roman Civilization

Roman civilization refers to the culture and polity of ancient Rome, conventionally dated from the founding of the city...

Classical Europe Mediterranean Ancient

9.7 Brilliant

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Babylonian Civilization

The Babylonian civilization was an ancient Mesopotamian state centered on the city of Babylon in modern-day Iraq. It is...

Mesopotamia Near East Ancient Empire

9.2 Excellent

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Carolingian Empire

The Carolingian Empire was a Frankish-dominated state in Western Europe that reached its greatest extent under Charlemag...

Europe Medieval Frankish Empire

8.6 Great

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Scythian Civilization

The Scythian civilization comprised a group of nomadic Iranian-speaking peoples who dominated the Eurasian steppes from...

Steppe Ancient Nomadic Iron Age

7.7 Good

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Benin Empire

The Benin Empire was a powerful West African state located in present-day Nigeria, flourishing from roughly 1180 until i...

Medieval Africa Empire West Africa

7.7 Good

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Xiongnu Confederation

The Xiongnu was a nomadic tribal confederation that dominated the eastern Eurasian Steppe from roughly the 3rd century B...

Steppe Ancient East Asia Nomadic

7.6 Good

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Almoravid Empire

The Almoravid Empire was a Berber Muslim dynasty that emerged in the western Sahara during the 11th century. Driven by s...

Medieval Empire North Africa Islamic

7.6 Good

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Pala Empire

The Pala Empire was a major imperial power that ruled over the Bengal and Bihar regions of the Indian subcontinent from...

Medieval Empire South Asia Buddhist

7.6 Good

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Göktürk Khaganate

The Göktürk Khaganate was the first major Turkic empire, founded by Bumin Qaghan in approximately 552 CE in Central Asia...

Medieval Steppe Central Asia Turkic

7.6 Good

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Tibetan Empire

The Tibetan Empire was a formidable Central Asian military power from the 7th to 9th centuries that unified the Tibetan...

Asia Medieval Central Asia Buddhist

7.2 Good

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Ghaznavid Empire

The Ghaznavid Empire (977–1186 CE) was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk origin centered in the city of Ghazni, Af...

Medieval Empire Islamic Central Asia

7.1 Good

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Bulgar Khanate

Old Great Bulgaria, also known as the Bulgar Khanate, was a medieval Turkic state founded by Khan Kubrat around 632 CE o...

Europe Medieval Steppe Turkic

7.1 Good

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Ghaznavid Sultanate

The Ghaznavid Sultanate was a Persianate Muslim dynasty based in Ghazni (modern Afghanistan) that ruled from 977–1186 CE...

Medieval Islamic Central Asia Turkic

7.0 Good

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Uyghur Khaganate

The Uyghur Khaganate was a Turkic empire ruling Mongolia from 744 to 840 CE, notable for adopting Manichaeism and playin...

Asia Medieval Central Asia Turkic

6.9 Fair

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Chagatai Khanate

The Chagatai Khanate was a Central Asian division of the Mongol Empire named after Genghis Khan's son, which controlled...

Asia Medieval Mongol Central Asia

6.9 Fair

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Khwarazmian Empire

The Khwarazmian Empire was a medieval Muslim state ruled by the Anushtegin dynasty from Khwarazm, an oasis region south...

Medieval Empire Islamic Central Asia

6.9 Fair

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Avar Khaganate

The Avar Khaganate (567–822 CE) was a powerful Turkic nomadic empire centered in the Carpathian Basin. The Avars establi...

Europe Medieval Steppe Nomadic

6.9 Fair

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Sarmatian Civilization

The Sarmatians were Iranian-speaking nomadic peoples who dominated the Eurasian steppes from roughly the 5th century BCE...

Steppe Ancient Nomadic Iron Age

6.8 Fair

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Khazar Khaganate

The Khazar Khaganate was a major Turkic semi-nomadic empire in the Caucasus and Pontic steppe from 650 to 969 AD, unique...

Europe Medieval Nomadic Turkic

6.7 Fair

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Tocharian Civilization

The Tocharians were Indo-European peoples of the Tarim Basin in Central Asia whose languages, attested in manuscripts fr...

Steppe Ancient Central Asia Indo European

6.7 Fair