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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a [[succession]] of rulers of the same line of [[descent]]

*1: a [[succession]] of rulers of the same line of [[descent]]

*2: a [[powerful]] [[group]] or [[family]] that maintains its position for a considerable time  

*2: a [[powerful]] [[group]] or [[family]] that maintains its position for a considerable time  

==Description==

==Description==

[[Historians]] traditionally consider a [[state]]'s history within a [[framework]] of successive '''dynasties''', particularly with such nations as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Ancient Egypt] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire Persian Empire]. Much of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe European] [[political]] [[history]] was [[dominated]], [[successively]] and together, by dynasties such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian Carolingians], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_dynasty Capetians], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg Habsburgs], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Stuart Stuarts], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenzollern Hohenzollerns] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanovs Romanovs]. Until the 19th century, it was taken for granted that a legitimate [[function]] of a monarch was to [[aggrandize]] his [[dynasty]], that is, to increase the territory, [[wealth]] and [[power]] of [[family]] members.

[[Historians]] traditionally consider a [[state]]'s history within a [[framework]] of successive '''dynasties''', particularly with such nations as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Ancient Egypt] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire Persian Empire]. Much of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe European] [[political]] [[history]] was [[dominated]], [[successively]] and together, by dynasties such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian Carolingians], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_dynasty Capetians], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg Habsburgs], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Stuart Stuarts], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenzollern Hohenzollerns] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanovs Romanovs]. Until the 19th century, it was taken for granted that a legitimate [[function]] of a monarch was to [[aggrandize]] his [[dynasty]], that is, to increase the territory, [[wealth]] and [[power]] of [[family]] members.

A ruling or territorial dynasty is also often called a "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_house house]" (e.g. "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Saud House of Saud]", "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Windsor House of Windsor])". The term is also used to describe the era during which a [[family]] reigned, as well as [[events]], [[trends]] and [[artifacts]] of that period (e.g. "Ming dynasty vase"). In such cases, often the "dynasty" is dropped, but the name may be used adjectively, e.g. "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_Style_architecture Tudor style]", "Ottoman expansion", "Romanov decadence", etc. In much of the world, dynasties have been defined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrilineality patrilineally], with inheritance and kinship being predominantly viewed and [[legally]] calculated through [[descent]] from a common [[ancestor]] in the [[male]] line. However, men who were descended from extinct dynasties through their [[mothers]] or grandmothers have sometimes adopted the name of the extinct dynasty in order to claim inheritance (e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Orange House of Orange], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagrationi_dynasty Bagrationi dynasty], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Hapsburg House of Habsburg-Lorraine]).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasty]

A ruling or territorial dynasty is also often called a "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_house house]" (e.g. "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Saud House of Saud]", "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Windsor House of Windsor])". The term is also used to describe the era during which a [[family]] reigned, as well as [[events]], [[trends]] and [[artifacts]] of that period (e.g. "Ming dynasty vase"). In such cases, often the "dynasty" is dropped, but the name may be used adjectively, e.g. "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_Style_architecture Tudor style]", "Ottoman expansion", "Romanov decadence", etc. In much of the world, dynasties have been defined [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrilineality patrilineally], with inheritance and kinship being predominantly viewed and [[legally]] calculated through [[descent]] from a common [[ancestor]] in the [[male]] line. However, men who were descended from extinct dynasties through their [[mothers]] or grandmothers have sometimes adopted the name of the extinct dynasty in order to claim inheritance (e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Orange House of Orange], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagrationi_dynasty Bagrationi dynasty], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Hapsburg House of Habsburg-Lorraine]).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasty]

[[Category: Political Science]]

[[Category: Political Science]]