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Former confederations
- Etruscan civilizationThe earliest evidence of a culture that is identifiably Etruscan dates from about 900 BC. This period marks the Iron Age Villanovan culture, which developed…
- Crown of AragonIn 1137, the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona merged through a single dynastic union. Petronilla of Aragon married Raymond Berenguer IV of…
- Confederate States of AmericaOn the 20th of December 1860, South Carolina became the first state to vote for secession from the United States. This single act triggered a chain reaction…
- Maratha EmpireIn 1645, a young Maratha aristocrat named Shivaji seized the fort of Torna from the Sultanate of Bijapur. This single capture marked the beginning of a…
- Holy Roman EmpireOn Christmas Day of 800, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne emperor in Rome. This event revived a title that had lapsed more than three…
- CaledoniansIn 1824, Scottish antiquarian George Chalmers proposed that the name Caledonians derived from Cal-ydon, a Greek province famous for its forests.
- Hanseatic LeagueIn 1159, Henry the Lion rebuilt the north German town of Lübeck after capturing it from Adolf II. This event marked a turning point for regional trade…
- United StatesPaleo-Indians first migrated from North Asia to North America at least 15,000 years ago. They crossed the Bering land bridge or followed submerged Ice Age…
- BarlasThe Secret History of the Mongols records a lineage stretching back to Tumbinai Khan, the chief of the Borjigin clan. Rashid al-Din Hamadani wrote in his…