List Of Pre-modern States
This article lists the many extinct states, countries, nations, empires or territories from Ancient History to just before the Early Modern period, grouped geographically. For the purposes of this list, the Early Modern period begins at the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. For earlier civilizations, see prehistory. Europe, North Africa and the Near East Ancient *Achaean League (280–146 BCE) *Adiabene (15–116 CE) *Aetolian League (367–189 BCE) *Akkadian Empire *Alamanni *Ammon (10th century BCE-332 BCE) *Kingdom of Hatra * Kingdom of Armenia *Assyria **Neo-Assyrian Empire *Atropatene * Avar Kingdom *Axumite Kingdom *Babylonia **Neo-Babylonian Empire *Bithynia *Bosporan Kingdom *Kingdoms of Sub-Roman Britain *Burgundian Kingdom *Cappadocia *Caucasian Iberia *Carthage *Chaldea *Characene *Commagene *Colchis * Cyrene *Dacia *Delian League (Athenian Empire, 478 BC-404 BC) *Edom *Egrisi *Egyptian Empire *Elam *Elymais *Ancient Epirus *Etruria *Fatimid Caliphate *Finnveden *Kin ...
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Sovereign State
A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a polity, political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined territory (see territorial disputes), one government, and the capacity to enter into International relations, relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood that a Sovereignty#Sovereignty and independence, sovereign state is independent. According to the declarative theory of statehood, a sovereign state can exist without being Diplomatic recognition, recognised by other sovereign states.Thomas D. Grant, ''The recognition of states: law and practice in debate and evolution'' (Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 1999), chapter 1. List of states with limited recognition, Unrecognised states will often find it difficult to exercise full treaty-making powers or engage in Diplomacy, diplomatic relations with other sovereign ...
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