medieval kingdom of Ulidia

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The medieval kingdom of Ulidia was a Gaelic polity in northeastern Ireland that preserved the territorial and cultural legacy of the ancient Ulaid people during the Middle Ages.

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instanceOf Gaelic polity
historical polity
medieval Irish kingdom
associatedDynasty Dál Fiatach NERFINISHED
Dál nAraidi (in some periods and areas) NERFINISHED
associatedWith early Christian monastic sites in Ulster
capitalRegion Downpatrick region (traditional association) NERFINISHED
conflictsWith Anglo-Norman settlers in Ulster
coreTerritory modern County Down area (approximate)
parts of modern County Antrim (approximate)
culturalContinuityFrom ancient Ulaid kingdom
dissolutionCause Anglo-Norman expansion and later political changes in Ulster
earlierReligion pre-Christian Gaelic religion
follows ancient kingdom of Ulaid
governanceType hereditary monarchy
governedBy Gaelic kings
hasAlternativeName Ulaid (in some medieval sources) NERFINISHED
Ulidia NERFINISHED
hasCulture Gaelic culture
hasEthnicBasis Ulaid NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Irish language NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin derived from Ulaid NERFINISHED
hasTerritorialIdentity eastern Ulster
historicalStatus defunct kingdom
influencedBy Christian church in Ireland
knownFor preserving Ulaid territorial identity in the Middle Ages
languageFamily Goidelic
legalSystem Brehon law NERFINISHED
locatedIn northeastern Ireland
province of Ulster
neighbouringPolity kingdom of Airgialla NERFINISHED
kingdom of Dál Fiatach (dynastic group within Ulidia) NERFINISHED
kingdom of Uí Néill NERFINISHED
partOf Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED
Gaelic overkingdoms network in Ulster
Insular Celtic cultural sphere
politicalStructure kingship
preservesLegacyOf Ulaid people NERFINISHED
recordedIn Irish annals
religion Christianity
successorTerritory Anglo-Norman Earldom of Ulster (in part) NERFINISHED
timePeriod Middle Ages
medieval Ireland

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Ulaid (ancient people) successorState medieval kingdom of Ulidia