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68 shared events · side by side for 366 years
Sasanian Empire and Byzantine Empire
- Sasanian Empire: Middle East · 224 – 651 CE
- Byzantine Empire: Europe · 285 – 1453 CE
Among them: Roman–Persian Wars (54 BCE), Muslim conquest of Persia (633 CE)
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68 shared events · side by side for 196 years
Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire
- Ottoman Empire: Middle East · 1299 – 1922
- Russian Empire: Europe · 1721 – 1917
Among them: Crimean War (1853), Gallipoli Campaign (1915)
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40 shared events · side by side for 507 years
Holy Roman Empire and Ottoman Empire
- Holy Roman Empire: Europe · 962 – 1806 CE
- Ottoman Empire: Middle East · 1299 – 1922
Among them: Italian Wars (1494), Battle of Vienna (1683)
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39 shared events · side by side for 508 years
Byzantine Empire and Abbasid Caliphate
- Byzantine Empire: Europe · 285 – 1453 CE
- Abbasid Caliphate: Middle East · 750 – 1258 CE
Among them: Arab–Byzantine wars (629 CE), Second Crusade (1147)
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39 shared events · side by side for 427 years
Roman Empire and Sasanian Empire
- Roman Empire: Europe · 27 BCE – 1453 CE
- Sasanian Empire: Middle East · 224 – 651 CE
Among them: Battle of Edessa (260 CE), Battle of Ctesiphon (363 CE)
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10 shared events · side by side for 20 years
North Vietnam and South Vietnam
- North Vietnam: Southeast Asia · 1945 – 1976
- South Vietnam: Southeast Asia · 1955 – 1975
Among them: Vietnam War (1955), Cambodian Civil War (1967)
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The civilizations

North Africa

Old Kingdom of Egypt2707 – 2216 BCE
Middle Kingdom of Egypt2040 – 1782 BCE
Egyptian Empire1550 – 1070 BCE
Ancient Carthage814 – 146 BCE
Ptolemaic Kingdom305 – 30 BCE

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kingdom of Kush2180 BCE – 350 CE
Kingdom of Aksum4th century BCE – 960 CE
Ghana Empire100 – 12th century CE
Kingdom of Makuria5th century – 1518 CE
Alodia6th century – 1504 CE
Kanem-Bornu Empire11th century – 1900
Mali Empire1235 – 1670
Ethiopian Empire1270 – 1975
Kingdom of Kongo1395 – 1914
Oyo Empire1400 – 1905
Adal Sultanate1415 – 1577
Songhai Empire1464 – 1591
Sennar Sultanate1505 – 1821
Merina Kingdom1540 – 1897
Sultanate of Darfur1603 – 1916
Kingdom of Lunda1665 – 1884
Ashanti Empire1670 – 1902
Bamana Empire1712 – 1861
Sokoto Caliphate1804 – 1903

Middle East

Elam2700 – 539 BCE
Akkadian Empire2334 – 2083 BCE
Babylonia19th century – 539 BCE
Hatti1650 – 1178 BCE
Neo-Assyrian Empire911 – 609 BCE
Neo-Babylonian Empire626 – 539 BCE
Achaemenid Empire550 – 330 BCE
Seleucid Empire312 – 63 BCE
Parthian Empire247 BCE – 224 CE
Sasanian Empire224 – 651 CE
Umayyad Caliphate661 – 750 CE
Abbasid Caliphate750 – 1258 CE
Ottoman Empire1299 – 1922

Europe

Mycenaean Greece1600 – 1100 BCE
Roman Republic509 – 27 BCE
Roman Empire27 BCE – 1453 CE
Byzantine Empire285 – 1453 CE
Carolingian Empire800 – 887 CE
Kievan Rus'882 – 1240 CE
Holy Roman Empire962 – 1806 CE
Russian Empire1721 – 1917

Central Asia

Xiongnu3rd century BCE – 5th century CE
Mongol Empire1206 – 1368
Golden Horde1243 – 1502
Timurid Empire1370 – 1507

South Asia

Maurya empire322 – 185 BCE
Chola dynasty300 BCE – 1279 CE
Satavahana dynasty230 BCE – 220 CE
Kushan Empire30 – 375 CE
Pallava dynasty275 – 897 CE
Gupta Empire320 – 550 CE
Chalukya dynasty543 – 1200 CE
Pala Empire750 – 1174 CE
Rashtrakuta dynasty753 – 982 CE
Western Chalukya Empire973 – 1189 CE
Delhi Sultanate1206 – 1526
Vijayanagara Empire1336 – 1646
Bahmani Sultanate1347 – 1527
Sultanate of Bengal1352 – 1576
Mughal Empire1526 – 1857
Maratha Empire1674 – 1818
Sikh Empire1733 – 1849

East Asia

Shang dynasty1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou dynasty11th century – 256 BCE
Qin dynasty221 – 206 BCE
Han dynasty206 BCE – 220 CE
Silla57 BCE – 892 CE
Tang dynasty618 – 907 CE
Liao dynasty916 – 1125 CE
Goryeo918 – 1392 CE
Song dynasty960 – 1279 CE
Ming dynasty1368 – 1644
Joseon1392 – 1897
Tokugawa shogunate1603 – 1867
Qing dynasty1616 – 1912

Southeast Asia

Âu Lạc257 – 207 BCE
Nanyue207 – 111 BCE
Kingdom of Funan68 – 550 CE
Champa192 – 1832 CE
Early Lý dynasty544 – 602 CE
Zhenla550 – 706 CE
Srivijaya650 – 1377 CE
Mataram kingdom716 – 1016 CE
Khmer Empire802 – 1431 CE
Pagan kingdom849 – 1297 CE
Ngô dynasty939 – 965 CE
Đinh Dynasty968 – 980 CE
Early Lê dynasty980 – 1009 CE
Ly dynasty1009 – 1226
Dai Viet1054 – 1805
Tran dynasty1226 – 1400
Sukhothai Kingdom1238 – 1438
Hanthawaddy Kingdom1287 – 1552
Majapahit1293 – 1527
Ayutthaya Kingdom1350 – 1767
Lan Xang1354 – 1707
Ava Kingdom1364 – 1555
Bruneian Sultanate1368 – 1888
Malacca sultanate1400 – 1511
Hồ dynasty1400 – 1407
Lê dynasty1428 – 1788
Aceh Sultanate1496 – 1903
First Toungoo Empire1510 – 1599
Mạc dynasty1527 – 1677
Nguyễn lords1558 – 1802
Mataram Sultanate1586 – 1755
Konbaung dynasty1752 – 1885
Tây Sơn dynasty1778 – 1802
Nguyen dynasty1802 – 1945
French Indochina1887 – 1954
North Vietnam1945 – 1976
South Vietnam1955 – 1975

Mesoamerica and the Caribbean

Zapotec700 BCE – 1521 CE
Teotihuacan100 BCE – 550 CE
Tolteca650s – 1168 CE
Aztec Empire1325 – 1521

South America

Chimor850s – 1470s CE
Inca Empire1438 – 1572
Gran Colombia1819 – 1831
Empire of Brazil1822 – 1889

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Civilizations compared

Sasanian Empire and Byzantine Empire

Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire

Holy Roman Empire and Ottoman Empire

Byzantine Empire and Abbasid Caliphate

Roman Empire and Sasanian Empire

North Vietnam and South Vietnam