medieval polity

C4114
concept

A medieval polity is a territorially based political entity of the Middle Ages—such as a kingdom, duchy, city-state, or principality—defined by overlapping authorities, personal allegiances, and often fragmented sovereignty rather than a centralized nation-state structure.

All labels observed (21)

Label Occurrences
medieval kingdom 53
medieval polity canonical 48
medieval principality 44

Instances (182)

Instance Via concept surface
Mong Mao medieval kingdom
Landgraviate of Thuringia medieval principality
South Munster
March of Meissen medieval principality
Lordship of Lorn medieval Scottish lordship
Moldavia (influentially, via chancery Slavonic)
surface form: Moldavia
medieval principality
medieval kingdom of Uí Maine
historical region of Arran medieval Caucasian polity
County of Tyrol (under Meinhardiner dynasty) medieval principality
County of Hainaut medieval principality
Empire of Trebizond medieval empire
Old Great Bulgaria
Byzantine Empire medieval empire
Bishopric of Brielle
Kingdom of Germany medieval kingdom
Angevin Empire
Kingdom of Hereti medieval kingdom
Kediri Kingdom
Islamic Spain
Iberian kingdoms
Welsh principalities medieval political entity
Kingdom of Cyprus medieval kingdom
Eastern Chalukya dynasty medieval kingdom
Vladimir-Suzdal medieval principality
Banate of Croatia
Samma dynasty
Principality of Antioch medieval principality
Zeta medieval principality
Principality of Tver medieval principality
Bishopric of Heinsberg
Vaspurakan medieval kingdom
Despotate of the Morea late medieval state
Kingdom of Georgia medieval kingdom
Alodia medieval kingdom
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum medieval sultanate
Principality of Yaroslavl medieval principality
Kingdom of Makuria medieval kingdom
Kingdom of Alodia medieval kingdom
Khazar Khaganate
medieval Kingdom of Alania medieval kingdom
First Bulgarian Empire medieval empire
Principality of Volhynia medieval principality
Volga Bulgaria historical area
Frankish Greece
Bahmani Sultanate medieval kingdom
Duchy of Franconia
Siberian Khanate
Kingdom of Lotharingia
Jalayirid Sultanate Medieval state
Lordship of Drenthe