Dynasty

A dynasty is a family or extended family which retains political power across generations, or more generally, any organization which extends dominance in its field even as its particular members change. See also: family dictatorship.

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Extended family - Political - Power - Family dictatorship

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A series of dynasties dating back to the Xia (2033 BC) ruled China until the end of the Xinhai Revolution in 1912. Historians traditionally recount China's story within a framework of successive dynasties (See Dynasties in Chinese history). A similar pattern happened in Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire, and dynasties such as the Carolingians, the Capetians, the Bourbons, the Habsburgs, the Stuarts, the Hohenzollerns and the Romanovs successively and together dominated much of European political history.

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Xia - 2033 BC - China - Xinhai Revolution - 1912 - Dynasties in Chinese history - Ancient Egypt - Persian Empire - Carolingian - Capetian - Bourbons - Habsburg - Stuart - Hohenzollern - Romanovs

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