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The human past & its record

Every era, one connected map of what happened.

History Atlas is a cross-referenced encyclopedia of the human past, from eras, civilizations, and empires to revolutions, inventions, and beyond. Search any event and follow its threads through everything it changed.

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Prehistory and the Ancient World
23 entries
The Classical World
11 entries
The Contemporary World
12 entries
The Early Modern World
21 entries
The Late Antique World
13 entries
The Long Nineteenth Century
18 entries
The Post-Classical and Medieval World
34 entries

Civilizations & Polities

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Civilizations
11 entries
Polities
483 entries

Historical Figures

13
Architecture Patrons and Clients
20 entries
Business and Economic Figures
27 entries
Explorers and Navigators
26 entries
Indigenous Leaders and Resistance Figures
25 entries
Military Leaders and Commanders
46 entries
Monarchs and Rulers
439 entries
Philosophers and Scholars
22 entries
Reformers and Civil Rights Activists
24 entries
Religious and Spiritual Leaders
92 entries
Revolutionaries and Independence Leaders
28 entries
Sports Pioneers and Innovators
21 entries
Statesmen and Political Leaders
54 entries
Writers and Artists
23 entries

Events

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Prehistory and the Ancient World
21 entries
The Age of Capital
15 entries
The Age of Empire
18 entries
The Age of Extremes
25 entries
The Age of Revolution
17 entries
The Classical World
19 entries
The Contemporary World
38 entries
The Early Modern World
31 entries
The Late Antique World
20 entries
The Post-Classical and Medieval World
26 entries

Organizations

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Banking and Financial Houses
7 entries
Chartered Trading Companies and Leagues
13 entries
Chivalric and Religious Orders
11 entries
Industrial and Commercial Corporations
4 entries
International and Intergovernmental Organizations
16 entries
National and Cultural Institutions
3 entries

Historical Documents

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Ancient Inscriptions and Epigraphic Records
35 entries
Constitutions, Charters and Statutes
51 entries
Declarations, Manifestos and Political Essays
31 entries
Diplomatic Correspondence and Secret Agreements
29 entries
Modern International Agreements and Pacts
50 entries
Peace Treaties and Territorial Settlements
62 entries

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Civilizations

The Maya Civilization

The Maya civilization developed across the Yucatan Peninsula and the highlands of what are now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Sal

Polities

Yuan dynasty

The Yuan dynasty ruled China from 1271 to 1368, proclaimed by Kublai Khan of the Borjigin clan, who took the imperial name Emperor Shizu and governed

Historical Figures

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold II was the penultimate Holy Roman Emperor, also King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke

Events

Founding of the Han Dynasty

The Han dynasty was founded in 206 BCE by Liu Bang, a commoner-born rebel leader who had risen during the collapse of the short-lived Qin dynasty foll

Organizations

The Fugger Banking and Merchant House

The Fugger family built one of the great banking and merchant houses of Renaissance Europe from their base in Augsburg, rising to prominence under Jak

Historical Documents

Peace of Basel

The Peace of Basel refers to three separate peace treaties negotiated in the Swiss city of Basel in 1795 by the French diplomat François de Barthélemy

Eras

The Carolingian Period

The Carolingian Period, roughly 750 to 900 CE, named for the Carolingian dynasty founded by Pepin the Short and brought to its height by his son Charl

An Open Question

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Ancient Mediterranean and Punic chronology

What were Hanno the Navigator's actual birth and death years?

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