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An extensive collection of information covering all historical states, with comprehensive features, detailed maps, and lists of rulers for each state. Contributors welcomed with fevered enthusiasm. Located in Europe and North America.

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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Arina: otherwise referred to as a fortress, this was conquered by #Shalmaneser I in the mid-1200s BC when he campaigned to subdue eight northern 'countries'. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Urartu
The History Files: Arina (Mesopotamia)
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Jemdet Nasr: this provides the type site for the eponymous #JemdetNasr period in #Mesopotamia history, otherwise known as the #UrukIII period as it succeeded #UrukIV period dominance. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Iraq #NearEast #ancientneareast
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
First #Writing System: the first revolution in human communications occurred when the #Sumerians developed a written language, followed closely by a similar system for the Egyptians. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history#historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #NearEast #ancientneareast
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Arina: otherwise referred to as a fortress, this was conquered by #Shalmaneser I in the mid-1200s BC when he campaigned to subdue eight northern 'countries'. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Urartu
The History Files: Arina (Mesopotamia)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eresh / #AbuSalabikh: the #Sumerian name is unknown for this modern #archaeological site, once a minor city, rarely included on #cylinderseals, but #Eresh is lightly linked with it. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast
The History Files: Abu Salabikh (Sumer)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
First #Writing System: the first revolution in human communications occurred when the #Sumerians developed a written language, followed closely by a similar system for the Egyptians. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history#historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #NearEast #ancientneareast
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sumer #Map: the very earliest #Sumerian cities, such as Sippar & Borsippa in the north & Ur & Uruk in the south, formed endpoints of a complex network of cities & canals. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #citystates
The History Files: Sumer Map (Mesopotamia)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eresh / #AbuSalabikh: the #Sumerian name is unknown for this modern #archaeological site, once a minor city, rarely included on #cylinderseals, but #Eresh is lightly linked with it. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Isin: already existed under #UrIII rule but there are no records in the #Sumerian period of any rulers here: instead the city only achieved self-rule in the last Ur III days. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Isin
The History Files: Isin (Sumer)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sumer #Map: the very earliest #Sumerian cities, such as Sippar & Borsippa in the north & Ur & Uruk in the south, formed endpoints of a complex network of cities & canals. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #citystates
The History Files: Sumer Map (Mesopotamia)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gutians / #Gutium: one of a number of groups which lived in ancient #Mesopotamia although they arrived late on the scene to occupy the central #ZagrosMountains. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history#historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Gutians #Guti
The History Files: Gutians / Gutium (Mesopotamia)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Isin: already existed under #UrIII rule but there are no records in the #Sumerian period of any rulers here: instead the city only achieved self-rule in the last Ur III days. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Isin
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gutians / #Gutium: one of a number of groups which lived in ancient #Mesopotamia although they arrived late on the scene to occupy the central #ZagrosMountains. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history#historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Gutians #Guti
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Agade / #Akkad: at best this city was seen as being on the north edges of traditional #Sumerian territory, with #TellMuhammad on the outskirts of #Baghdad a candidate. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Agade #Sargon
The History Files: Agade / Akkad (Mesopotamia)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What have you missed by not visiting the History Files frontpage and the RSS feed on a daily basis? Quite a lot! Catch up now by visiting the RSS feed (the orange icon at the top of each page): www.historyfiles.co.uk/rss/feed.xml #history #historyfiles #RSS
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Agade / #Akkad: at best this city was seen as being on the north edges of traditional #Sumerian territory, with #TellMuhammad on the outskirts of #Baghdad a candidate. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Agade #Sargon
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sumerian King List: the highly important #Sumerian #kinglist was written in #cuneiform on clay tablets, with the first version appearing during the #UrIII period. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamian #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast
The History Files: The Sumerian King List
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What have you missed by not visiting the History Files frontpage and the RSS feed on a daily basis? Quite a lot! Catch up now by visiting the RSS feed (the orange icon at the top of each page): www.historyfiles.co.uk/rss/feed.xml #history #historyfiles #RSS
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Akshak / #Akcak: this city first appeared in written records around 2600 BC and, during the period of its ascendancy in the 2400s BC, it was at war with #Lagash. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Akshak
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sumerian King List: the highly important #Sumerian #kinglist was written in #cuneiform on clay tablets, with the first version appearing during the #UrIII period. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamian #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast
The History Files: The Sumerian King List
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mari: this important city is the modern archaeological site of #TellHariri on the west bank of the #Euphrates, the most northerly of all the #Sumerian city states. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #ancientneareast #NearEast #archaeology #Mari
The History Files: Mari (Mesopotamia)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Akshak / #Akcak: this city first appeared in written records around 2600 BC and, during the period of its ascendancy in the 2400s BC, it was at war with #Lagash. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Akshak
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Adab: today's site of #Bismaya / #Bismya - was between Girsu & Zabalam, with its principal deity being the goddess #Ninhursag, not to be confused with Tell Bismaya. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Adab
The History Files: Adab (Sumer)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mari: this important city is the modern archaeological site of #TellHariri on the west bank of the #Euphrates, the most northerly of all the #Sumerian city states. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #ancientneareast #NearEast #archaeology #Mari
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#Churches of #Cornwall: #StAnne, #Hessenford, was built in 1832 in #StGermans parish, consecrated 1833 with a shotgun being fired in lieu of a bell at weddings. www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBrit... #history #historyfiles #chapels #churchesofcornwall #churchesofthebritishisles #shotgunwedding
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hamazi: this city was thought to have been located in the W #ZagrosMountains, probably between #Elam & later #Assyria, but recent research gives it a better spot. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Hamazi
The History Files: Hamazi (Mesopotamia)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Adab: today's site of #Bismaya / #Bismya - was between Girsu & Zabalam, with its principal deity being the goddess #Ninhursag, not to be confused with Tell Bismaya. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Adab
The History Files: Adab (Sumer)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lagash / #Sirpula: the rulers of #Lagash are absent from the #Sumerian king list even though the early leader, #Eannatum, built a short-lived empire out of local city states. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Mesopotamia #Sumer #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Lagash
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#Churches of #Cornwall: #StAnne, #Hessenford, was built in 1832 in #StGermans parish, consecrated 1833 with a shotgun being fired in lieu of a bell at weddings. www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBrit... #history #historyfiles #chapels #churchesofcornwall #churchesofthebritishisles #shotgunwedding
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hamazi: this city was thought to have been located in the W #ZagrosMountains, probably between #Elam & later #Assyria, but recent research gives it a better spot. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Hamazi
The History Files: Hamazi (Mesopotamia)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Announcing a #funding campaign for the #website to recoup some of intense hosting costs. The site now holds 4,100+ pages, with more coming each & every week amid the usual frenzy of research & writing. Save your #history or lose it, folks 😉 #historyfiles #website #fundraising #donations #support
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What have you missed by not visiting the History Files frontpage and the RSS feed on a daily basis? Quite a lot! Catch up now by visiting the RSS feed (the orange icon at the top of each page): www.historyfiles.co.uk/rss/feed.xml #history #historyfiles #RSS
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lagash / #Sirpula: the rulers of #Lagash are absent from the #Sumerian king list even though the early leader, #Eannatum, built a short-lived empire out of local city states. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Mesopotamia #Sumer #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast #Lagash
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Uruk III / #JemdetNasr: the #UrukIII period which succeeded #UrukIV saw #Uruk itself being fully reconstructed, with Uruk-form tablets disappearing outside of southern #Mesopotamia. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast
The History Files: Uruk III / Jemdet Nasr Period
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What have you missed by not visiting the History Files frontpage and the RSS feed on a daily basis? Quite a lot! Catch up now by visiting the RSS feed (the orange icon at the top of each page): www.historyfiles.co.uk/rss/feed.xml #history #historyfiles #RSS
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Awan / #Avan: one of the oldest city state kingdoms of #Elam, #Awan arose c.2600 BC, but little is known of its origins and, culturally, #Elamites achieved less than #Sumerians. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #ancientneareast #NearEast
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Uruk III / #JemdetNasr: the #UrukIII period which succeeded #UrukIV saw #Uruk itself being fully reconstructed, with Uruk-form tablets disappearing outside of southern #Mesopotamia. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Iraq #ancientneareast #NearEast
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ur / Urim: by the #EarlyDynastic III period small farming villages had mereged into a thriving centre of industry, with #Ur being sacred to the god #Nanna / #Nannar. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #ancientneareast #NearEast #Urim
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Awan / #Avan: one of the oldest city state kingdoms of #Elam, #Awan arose c.2600 BC, but little is known of its origins and, culturally, #Elamites achieved less than #Sumerians. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #ancientneareast #NearEast
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Uruk: this was already a major city by 3300 BC, being here that #Sumerian civilisation seems to have reached its creative and social peak with familiar urban human themes emerging. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Uruk #ancientneareast #NearEast
The History Files: Uruk (Sumer)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ur / Urim: by the #EarlyDynastic III period small farming villages had mereged into a thriving centre of industry, with #Ur being sacred to the god #Nanna / #Nannar. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #ancientneareast #NearEast #Urim
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Kish: this city flourished in the full bloom of #Sumerian civilisation during the #EarlyDynastic, at the start of the 2000s BC, and was of major importance before eventual decline set in. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #ancientneareast #NearEast #Kish
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gawra Culture: for about six hundred years this culture flourished in the north and east of #Mesopotamia in competition with much more powerful cultures from the south. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #ancientneareast #NearEast #GawraCulture #Gawra
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Uruk: this was already a major city by 3300 BC, being here that #Sumerian civilisation seems to have reached its creative and social peak with familiar urban human themes emerging. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Uruk #ancientneareast #NearEast
The History Files: Uruk (Sumer)
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Priest-King of #Uruk: in the mid-3000s BC there are several #cylinderseal impressions in Uruk, #Susa, & #ChogaMish showing a bearded male figure, possibly the first #priestking. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumeria #Mesopotamia #ancientneareast #NearEast
The History Files: Priest-King of Uruk
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gawra Culture: for about six hundred years this culture flourished in the north and east of #Mesopotamia in competition with much more powerful cultures from the south. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #ancientneareast #NearEast #GawraCulture #Gawra
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Kish: this city flourished in the full bloom of #Sumerian civilisation during the #EarlyDynastic, at the start of the 2000s BC, and was of major importance before eventual decline set in. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #ancientneareast #NearEast #Kish
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shuruppak: enduring for about a millennium, starting in the early #JemdetNasr (3100-2900 BC) & ending during one of many dramatic #Antediluvian regional floods. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsMid... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumerians #Mesopotamia #NearEast #ancientneareast #Shuruppak
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#UrukIV Period: at its start c.3900-3800 BC the number & size of settlements vastly & enthusiastically increased, especially in two regions in southern #Mesopotamia: central & south #Sumer. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumerians #NearEast #ancientneareast #Uruk
The History Files: Uruk IV Period
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The History Files @historyfiles.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Priest-King of #Uruk: in the mid-3000s BC there are several #cylinderseal impressions in Uruk, #Susa, & #ChogaMish showing a bearded male figure, possibly the first #priestking. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesMidd... #history #historyfiles #Sumer #Sumeria #Mesopotamia #ancientneareast #NearEast
The History Files: Priest-King of Uruk
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