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It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: Antiquity, Medieval period, and Modern period. The Medieval period is itself subdivided into the early, high, and late Middle Ages.
Gerry Simpson distinguishes "Great Powers", an elite group of states that manages the international legal order, from "great powers", empires or states whose military and political might define an era. [2] The following is a list of empires that have been called great powers during the Middle Ages: China (throughout) [3] [4] Goguryeo (400-668 ...
In 969, Egypt came under the control of the Fatimids. This dynasty would begin to fade after the death of their last ruler in 1171. In 1174, Egypt came under the rule of the Ayyubids, who ruled from Damascus and not from Cairo. This dynasty fought against the Crusader States during the Fifth Crusade.
Aulikara Empire: 350: 545: 195 Austria-Hungary: 1867: 1918: 51 Austrian Empire: 1804: 1867: 63 Avar Khaganate: 567 822 255 Ayutthaya Kingdom: 1351: 1767: 416 Ayyubid Dynasty: 1171: 1260: 89 Aztec Empire: 1325: 1521: 196 Old Babylonian Empire: 1894 BC [1] [2] 1595 BC: 299 Neo-Babylonian Empire: 626 BC: 539 BC: 87 Balhae: 698: 926: 228 Sultanate ...
List of Iron Age states (c. 1200–600 BC) List of Classical Age states (c. 600 BC-200 AD) List of states during Late Antiquity (c. 200–700) List of states during the Middle Ages (c. 700–1500) List of former sovereign states; Former countries in Europe after 1815; List of countries; List of former national capitals; List of largest empires ...
Medieval Egypt — the history of territory of modern Egypt in the early Islamic period, beginning with the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 640s and ending with the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517. See also the preceding Category:Byzantine Egypt and the succeeding Category:Ottoman Egypt
British Empire (7) – (English Empire until 1707) Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe, South America, North America, Antarctica Omani Empire (2) – Asia, Africa [ 30 ] (from 1840 to 1856, Said bin Sultan had the capital in Stone Town , Zanzibar )
Name Capital(s) State type Existed Location Abbasid Caliphate: Baghdad: Empire: 750 – 1256 AD: Africa: North; Asia: West Fatimid Caliphate: Mahdia, Al-Mansuriya, Cairo