ancient kingdom
Long-fallen sovereign state
An ancient kingdom is a monarchical state from antiquity or the distant past, typically one that no longer exists.
The phrase appears in historical contexts—the ancient kingdom of Kush, ruins from an ancient kingdom—and in fantasy settings where it evokes lost civilizations, buried treasure, and forgotten magic.
- empireDomain under unified control
- fallen empireState that lost supremacy
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- royal bloodlineHereditary claim to throne
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
throne · ruins · lost city · conquest · realm · monarch · civilization · old world · tribute · fallen · forgotten · glory · temple · palace · scrolls · stone tablets · legend · sovereignty
- Habesha cultureEthiopia, Eritrea, injera, coffee ceremony, Orthodox Christianity
ancient kingdommodern democracy
Elected governance by citizens
constitutional republic · parliamentary democracy · federal republic · democratic state · communist state
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