This dimension marks whether a polity is extant or former, still existing today or now defunct. Wikipedia notes that a polity has "a capacity to mobilize resources," a capacity that a former polity has since lost entirely. Browsing by status separates polities still existing today from those that no longer do.
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Status (Extant or Former)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Dynasties in Chinese history
WikipediaDynasties in Chinese history, lead section, start-and-end sentencesQuote, Dynasties in Chinese history, lead section, start-and-end sentences
Beginning with the establishment of a system of dynastic rule by Yu the Great c. 2070 BC ... Dynastic rule in China collapsed in AD 1912 when the Republic of China superseded the Qing dynasty following the success of the Xinhai Revolution.
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