early modern polity
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concept
An early modern polity is a territorially bounded, politically organized community between roughly 1500 and 1800 that exercised authority through evolving institutions of governance, law, and sovereignty amid processes of state formation and imperial expansion.
Aliases (4)
- early modern empire ×2
- early modern European state ×1
- early modern political category ×1
- early modern political organization ×1
Instances (7)
- Gunpowder Empires ("early modern political category")
- Portuguese Ceylon
- United Provinces ("early modern European state")
- Catholic Monarchy
- Protestant Union ("early modern political organization")
- Mughal dynasty ("early modern empire")
- Sur Empire ("early modern empire")