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: Akkadian Empire
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The Akkadian Empire ... was an ancient kingdom established around 2300 BCE, often seen as the first empire in world history.
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