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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 [ | + | [[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 "[ | + | 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] |
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 13 December 2020
Definitions
- 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
Description
Historians traditionally consider a state's history within a framework of successive dynasties, particularly with such nations as China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire. Much of European political history was dominated, successively and together, by dynasties such as the Carolingians, the Capetians, the Habsburgs, the Stuarts, the Hohenzollerns and the 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 "house" (e.g. "House of Saud", "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. "Tudor style", "Ottoman expansion", "Romanov decadence", etc. In much of the world, dynasties have been defined 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. House of Orange, Bagrationi dynasty, House of Habsburg-Lorraine).[1]
