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citizens. Princes and dukes developed their lands, established new ports and chartered large thriving cities. Some used their new-found wealth to build palaces and other institutions now associated with sovereign states.
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and neighbouring or associated (e.g., Arabian) princely states were ruled by monarchs called
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Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam. The influence of Indian culture into these areas was given the term
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2818:
2813:
2808:
2803:
2798:
2797:
2796:
2786:
2781:
2776:
2771:
2766:
2761:
2756:
2755:
2754:
2744:
2739:
2734:
2729:
2724:
2719:
2714:
2709:
2704:
2703:
2702:
2692:
2687:
2681:
2679:
2671:
2670:
2660:
2659:
2656:
2655:
2652:
2651:
2649:
2648:
2647:
2646:
2638:
2633:
2628:
2623:
2622:
2621:
2614:Exclusion zone
2611:
2610:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2593:Economic zone
2590:
2588:
2584:
2583:
2581:
2580:
2579:
2578:
2570:
2564:
2562:
2558:
2557:
2555:
2554:
2552:Urban township
2549:
2544:
2542:Paper township
2539:
2537:Civil township
2534:
2528:
2526:
2520:
2519:
2517:
2516:
2511:
2505:
2503:
2497:
2496:
2494:
2493:
2488:
2483:
2482:
2481:
2471:
2466:
2461:
2460:
2459:
2454:
2443:
2441:
2435:
2434:
2432:
2431:
2424:
2419:
2414:
2409:
2403:
2401:
2395:
2394:
2392:
2391:
2386:
2381:
2376:
2371:
2366:
2365:
2364:
2357:Capital region
2354:
2349:
2348:
2347:
2338:
2336:
2330:
2329:
2327:
2326:
2323:Roman province
2319:
2312:
2306:
2304:
2298:
2297:
2295:
2294:
2287:
2282:
2277:
2271:
2269:
2263:
2262:
2260:
2259:
2254:
2249:
2248:
2247:
2237:
2232:
2227:
2222:
2217:
2212:
2206:
2204:
2198:
2197:
2195:
2194:
2191:Indian reserve
2188:
2181:
2179:
2175:
2174:
2172:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2155:
2153:
2147:
2146:
2144:
2143:
2141:Urban district
2138:
2137:
2136:
2126:
2125:
2124:
2114:
2113:
2112:
2107:
2099:
2094:
2092:Rural district
2089:
2084:
2079:
2074:
2069:
2068:
2067:
2057:
2052:
2047:
2042:
2037:
2032:
2027:
2022:
2016:
2014:
2008:
2007:
2005:
2004:
1998:
1996:
1990:
1989:
1987:
1986:
1980:
1978:
1972:
1971:
1969:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1957:
1956:
1946:
1941:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1920:
1918:
1912:
1911:
1909:
1908:
1903:
1897:
1895:
1889:
1888:
1886:
1885:
1878:
1871:
1864:
1859:
1854:
1849:
1843:
1841:
1835:
1834:
1832:
1831:
1824:
1818:
1816:
1810:
1809:
1804:
1802:
1796:
1795:
1793:
1792:
1787:
1785:County borough
1781:
1779:
1773:
1772:
1770:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1743:
1741:
1733:
1732:
1718:
1717:
1705:
1704:
1696:
1695:
1688:
1681:
1673:
1665:
1664:
1655:
1640:
1633:
1612:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1605:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1587:
1584:
1539:
1536:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1502:British Indian
1426:
1423:
1377:
1374:
1366:
1363:
1285:Johann I Josef
1276:
1273:
1268:bubonic plague
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1218:princely state
1156:Catalan Courts
1145:March of Wales
1125:primogenitures
1101:
1098:
1065:(or sometimes
1057:
1056:
1054:
1053:
1046:
1039:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1007:
1006:
1005:
1003:Hybrid regimes
1000:
995:
994:
993:
983:
978:
968:
965:
964:
961:
960:
954:
953:
952:
951:
946:
941:
936:
934:Regional power
931:
923:
922:
916:
915:
913:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
884:
883:
877:
876:
874:
873:
868:
863:
856:
851:
846:
841:
839:Puppet monarch
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
808:
807:
801:
800:
798:
797:
792:
787:
779:
778:
770:
767:
766:
763:
762:
757:
756:
755:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
716:
715:
710:
709:
704:
698:
695:
694:
692:
691:
690:
689:
684:
674:
672:State religion
666:
665:
663:
662:
659:
655:
652:
651:
649:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
595:
594:
589:
588:
583:
577:
574:
573:
571:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
543:Constitutional
540:
535:
527:
526:
521:
520:
515:
509:
504:
502:Power ideology
501:
500:
497:
496:
491:
490:
488:
487:
482:
477:
469:
468:
466:(rule by none)
459:
458:
456:
455:
450:
449:
448:
438:
430:
429:
416:
415:
413:
412:
407:
402:
397:
392:
387:
382:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
349:
348:
339:
338:
336:
335:
330:
325:
320:
318:Representative
315:
310:
305:
300:
292:
291:
276:
273:
272:
269:
268:
257:
256:
249:
248:
237:
236:
219:
218:
160:"Principality"
133:
131:
124:
117:
116:
96:the key points
86:
84:
77:
72:
46:
45:
43:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3515:
3504:
3501:
3499:
3496:
3494:
3491:
3489:
3486:
3485:
3483:
3468:
3465:
3463:
3460:
3458:
3455:
3453:
3450:
3448:
3445:
3442:
3441:
3439:
3433:
3419:
3416:
3414:
3411:
3409:
3406:
3404:
3401:
3399:
3396:
3394:
3391:
3389:
3386:
3384:
3381:
3379:
3376:
3372:
3369:
3367:
3364:
3363:
3361:
3359:
3356:
3354:
3351:
3347:
3344:
3343:
3341:
3339:
3336:
3334:
3331:
3329:
3326:
3324:
3321:
3319:
3316:
3314:
3311:
3309:
3306:
3305:
3303:
3299:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3285:
3283:
3280:
3276:
3273:
3272:
3271:
3268:
3266:
3263:
3261:
3258:
3256:
3253:
3251:
3248:
3246:
3243:
3241:
3238:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3228:
3226:
3223:
3221:
3218:
3216:
3213:
3209:
3206:
3205:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3186:
3184:
3181:
3179:
3176:
3174:
3171:
3167:
3164:
3163:
3161:
3159:
3156:
3152:
3149:
3147:
3144:
3143:
3142:Kommun/Kunta
3141:
3139:
3136:
3134:
3131:
3129:
3126:
3124:
3121:
3119:
3116:
3112:
3109:
3107:
3104:
3102:
3099:
3097:
3094:
3093:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3030:
3028:
3024:
3020:
3013:
3009:
2987:
2984:
2982:
2979:
2977:
2974:
2972:
2969:
2967:
2966:Roman diocese
2964:
2962:
2959:
2957:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2947:
2944:
2942:
2939:
2937:
2934:
2932:
2929:
2927:
2924:
2922:
2919:
2917:
2914:
2912:
2909:
2908:
2906:
2902:
2896:
2893:
2889:
2886:
2885:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2864:
2861:
2857:
2854:
2853:
2852:
2849:
2847:
2844:
2842:
2839:
2837:
2834:
2832:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2807:
2806:Neighbourhood
2804:
2802:
2799:
2795:
2792:
2791:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2770:
2767:
2765:
2762:
2760:
2757:
2753:
2750:
2749:
2748:
2745:
2743:
2740:
2738:
2735:
2733:
2730:
2728:
2725:
2723:
2720:
2718:
2715:
2713:
2710:
2708:
2705:
2701:
2698:
2697:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2688:
2686:
2685:Alpine resort
2683:
2682:
2680:
2676:
2672:
2665:
2661:
2645:
2642:
2641:
2639:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2620:
2617:
2616:
2615:
2612:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2594:
2592:
2591:
2589:
2585:
2577:
2574:
2573:
2571:
2569:
2568:Regional unit
2566:
2565:
2563:
2559:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2529:
2527:
2525:
2521:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2506:
2504:
2502:
2498:
2492:
2489:
2487:
2484:
2480:
2477:
2476:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2462:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2449:
2448:
2445:
2444:
2442:
2440:
2436:
2430:
2429:
2425:
2423:
2420:
2418:
2417:Federal state
2415:
2413:
2410:
2408:
2405:
2404:
2402:
2400:
2396:
2390:
2387:
2385:
2382:
2380:
2377:
2375:
2372:
2370:
2367:
2363:
2360:
2359:
2358:
2355:
2353:
2350:
2346:
2343:
2342:
2340:
2339:
2337:
2335:
2331:
2325:
2324:
2320:
2318:
2317:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2307:
2305:
2303:
2299:
2293:
2292:
2288:
2286:
2283:
2281:
2280:Subprefecture
2278:
2276:
2273:
2272:
2270:
2268:
2264:
2258:
2255:
2253:
2250:
2246:
2243:
2242:
2241:
2238:
2236:
2233:
2231:
2228:
2226:
2223:
2221:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2211:
2208:
2207:
2205:
2203:
2199:
2192:
2189:
2186:
2183:
2182:
2180:
2176:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2156:
2154:
2152:
2148:
2142:
2139:
2135:
2132:
2131:
2130:
2127:
2123:
2120:
2119:
2118:
2115:
2111:
2108:
2106:
2103:
2102:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2066:
2063:
2062:
2061:
2058:
2056:
2053:
2051:
2050:Land district
2048:
2046:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2026:
2025:City district
2023:
2021:
2018:
2017:
2015:
2013:
2009:
2003:
2000:
1999:
1997:
1995:
1991:
1985:
1982:
1981:
1979:
1977:
1973:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1955:
1952:
1951:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1921:
1919:
1917:
1913:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1898:
1896:
1894:
1890:
1884:
1883:
1879:
1877:
1876:
1872:
1870:
1869:
1868:Imperial city
1865:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1855:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1844:
1842:
1840:
1836:
1830:
1829:
1825:
1823:
1820:
1819:
1817:
1815:
1811:
1807:
1803:
1801:
1797:
1791:
1788:
1786:
1783:
1782:
1780:
1778:
1774:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1744:
1742:
1738:
1734:
1727:
1723:
1719:
1715:
1714:English terms
1710:
1706:
1702:
1694:
1689:
1687:
1682:
1680:
1675:
1674:
1671:
1659:
1651:
1644:
1636:
1634:9780521823678
1630:
1626:
1625:
1617:
1613:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1597:Victory title
1595:
1593:
1590:
1589:
1583:
1581:
1577:
1573:
1569:
1565:
1561:
1557:
1553:
1549:
1545:
1535:
1533:
1529:
1525:
1510:
1508:
1503:
1499:
1494:
1492:
1488:
1484:
1480:
1476:
1472:
1468:
1464:
1460:
1456:
1452:
1451:George Coedes
1448:
1447:indianization
1444:
1440:
1436:
1432:
1422:
1420:
1416:
1411:
1409:
1405:
1401:
1400:prince-bishop
1397:
1393:
1389:
1383:
1373:
1371:
1362:
1360:
1356:
1351:
1347:
1345:
1341:
1337:
1333:
1329:
1325:
1321:
1317:
1313:
1309:
1305:
1301:
1294:
1290:
1289:Liechtenstein
1286:
1281:
1275:Consolidation
1272:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1257:
1253:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1236:
1221:
1219:
1214:
1212:
1208:
1204:
1200:
1196:
1192:
1188:
1184:
1179:
1177:
1173:
1169:
1165:
1161:
1157:
1153:
1148:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1131:(Spain). The
1130:
1126:
1122:
1118:
1114:
1113:Liechtenstein
1109:
1107:
1097:
1095:
1091:
1087:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1052:
1047:
1045:
1040:
1038:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1015:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
992:
989:
988:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
973:
972:
971:
963:
962:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
926:
925:
924:
921:
918:
917:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
890:Confederation
888:
887:
886:
885:
882:
879:
878:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
861:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
811:
810:
809:
806:
803:
802:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
785:Unitary state
783:
782:
781:
780:
777:
774:
773:
765:
764:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
719:
718:
717:
708:
705:
703:
700:
699:
697:
696:
688:
687:State atheism
685:
683:
680:
679:
678:
677:Secular state
675:
673:
670:
669:
668:
667:
660:
657:
656:
654:
653:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
598:
597:
596:
587:
584:
582:
581:Authoritarian
579:
578:
576:
575:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
558:Parliamentary
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
530:
529:
528:
519:
516:
514:
511:
510:
508:
507:
499:
498:
486:
483:
481:
478:
476:
473:
472:
471:
470:
464:
461:
460:
454:
451:
447:
444:
443:
442:
439:
437:
434:
433:
432:
431:
426:
421:
418:
417:
411:
408:
406:
403:
401:
398:
396:
393:
391:
388:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
352:
351:
350:
346:(rule by few)
344:
341:
340:
334:
331:
329:
326:
324:
321:
319:
316:
314:
311:
309:
306:
304:
301:
299:
296:
295:
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