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Yuan Dynasty Bank Note & Plate
A 13th century CE wooden printing plate and paper bank note from the Chinese Yuan dynasty (1271-1368 CE). (Tokyo Currency Museum)

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Family Tree of the Royal Dynasty of Macedon in the 4th Century BCE
Family tree of the Royal Dynasty of Macedon in the 4th Century BCE. From Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great. Grant (2019) p76. Used with permission from Pen & Sword Books.

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The Merovingian Dynasty, c. 639
A map depicting the rise and expansion of the Merovingians, a powerful Frankish dynasty that, at the end of the 5th century, was the first to unify the fragmented tribes and petty kingdoms in the territory of present-day Germany, France...

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Ming Dynasty Blue-and-White Porcelain
A selection of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE) blue-and-white porcelain. From Chenghua reign, 1465-1487 CE. (British Museum, London)

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Third Dynasty of Ur, c.2050 - 1950 BCE
A map illustrating the rise of the Sumerian city-state of Ur out of the collapse of the Akkadian Empire and the forging of the Kingdom of the Third Dynasty of Ur (also known as the Sumerian Renaissance or the Ur III Empire) by its first king...

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Qin Dynasty Crossbow
A Qin dynasty crossbow (221-207 BCE). From Beiguan, Xian, China.

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Camel with Guide, Tang Dynasty
Lying camel with guide, China, Tang Dynasty, early 7th century CE. Made from stone with a white glaze. Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Flag of the Abbasid Dynasty
This flag was used by the Abbasid Dynasty in addition to the simple black standard of their family.

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Qin Dynasty Edict on a Bronze Plaque
A bronze plaque upon which is engraved an edict from the second emepror of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) in China. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)

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Sui Dynasty Map
The Territory of China's Sui Dynasty (589-618 CE).