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This dimension groups polities by the era in which they existed. Wikipedia defines a polity as "a group of people with a collective identity, who are organized by some form of political, institutionalized, social relations and have a capacity to mobilize resources," a definition that has taken very different shapes across different eras. Browsing by era lets a visitor compare polities that existed in the same period.

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632 CE 1
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1. Wikipedia: Caliphate
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During the medieval period, three major caliphates succeeded each other: the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661), the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750), and the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1517).
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