Regnal Chronologies

Regnal chronology is, specifically, the study of of king lists, sequences of  governance  in the history of a state, and the organizing of such data. I have extended the idea to intrude upon political geography as well, giving a representation of political eras within certain geographic regions. I have also included information culled from traditional and mythological eras - clearly labelled as such - to provide a foundation and context  for what particular cultures regard as their roots. This study, therefore, inhabits a frontier region located somewhere near the intersection of political science, history, archeology, and geography - with a sprinkling of heraldry, genealogy, numismatics, epigraphy, and religion mixed in.

The notion here is the framework around which much of history is built: names, dates, tabular data, all the dismally boring aspects of history that most people remember from their school-days, with sorrow. I am sensitive to the issue and, while I personally do not think of this kind of information as dull, I recognize that many people will. I have, therefore, tried to inject into the tables some explanatory notes and a few human interest stories here and there, in order to provide some context for the information and also to make it a bit more interesting than the equivalent of reading a phone book. I do feel, though, that the material is important: not only does it provide a specific record of historical periods within geographic regions, but it provides the basis to which real history is to be examined - the floor upon which historians need to walk. 

The documents herein must not be considered final in most instances; my research into this subject continues as I refine previous documentation and discover new sources. Quite apart from which, there are numerous regions which aren't linked, because I haven't been able to build those pages yet. So, if you are interested in a particular area, and the information is sparse or lacking, well, keep looking, I'll get there eventually...   

If you see anything which you feel is erroneous, please Email me. I ask only that you provide documentation for whatever you wish to have changed. I am an amateur historian (or chronicler, really), and my access to primary source material is correspondingly more limited than if I were an acknowledged authority in the field. Nevertheless, my basic goals here are accuracy and completeness, in that order. 

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NAME OF A STATE, REGION, or LOCALITY

A description of the area, giving aids to finding it if it is small or obscure, together with a few brief comments about important historical or cultural points to consider. Not every place has comments yet, but I hope to add at least something to every area I deal with at some point.

• DYNASTIC NAME Occasional comments or explanations
• Name of a ruler...............................Date-Date
• Name of another ruler.........................Date-Date
• A poorly documented or understood era.........Date-Date
• Another (with a comment)......................Date-Date
• A time of interregnum or disruption...........Date-Date
• A period of foreign domination................Date-Date
• • Vassal Dynasty Name
  • A subservient ruler or vassal............Date-Date
  • More comments or explanations regarding the named individual immediately above.
  • Another one..............................Date-Date
  • A completely dependent governor..........Date-Date
• A SECOND DYNASTY
• Another name..................................Date-Date
• And so on.....................................Date-Date
• A non-monarchic government....................Date-
• • some with names of presidents or despots.Date-