Letter
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Description
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Answer
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A
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Akan empire in what is now Ghana that fell to the British.
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Ashanti Empire
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B
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Uzbek emirate that existed from 1785 to 1920 that occupied land between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers.
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Bukhara
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C
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A small state within modern-day Italy, located in northern Umbria, independent from 1440 to 1826.
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Cospaia
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D
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Historic kingdom in southwestern Ireland, founded in 1118 by king Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh.
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Desmond
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E
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Greek successor state of the Byzantine Empire that emerged after the Fourth Crusade in 1204.
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Epirus
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F
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West African theocratic state that existed in the highlands of modern Guinea.
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Futa Jallon
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G
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Small island that is now part of Malta, independent from 1798-1801.
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Gozitan
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H
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Puppet kingdom set up by Napoleon Bonaparte for his brother Louis to gain greater control of the Netherlands.
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Holland
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I
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Greek island state existing 10 nautical miles southwest of Samos deriving its name from Icarus.
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Ikaria
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J
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West African empire that ruled parts of Senegal from 1350-1549.
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Jolof Empire
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K
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Medieval Tatar Turkic state that occupied the territory of former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552.
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Kazan
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L
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Sheikdom in southern Arabia, independent from 1728-1839 and a British Protectorate until 1967.
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Lahej
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M
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Power that dominated a large portion of the northern Indian subcontinent in the 17th and 18th century.
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Maratha Empire
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N
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East Slavic medieval republic existing between 1136-1478.
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Novgorod
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O
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Grand Duchy within the North German Confederation that ranked tenth among German states.
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Oldenburg
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P
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Series of territories in the Italian peninsula controlled by the church.
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Papal States
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Q
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Fascist government of Norway from 1942-1945.
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Quisling Regime
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R
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Traditional Polynesian kingdom on Easter Island.
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Rapa Nui
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S
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Duchy in southern Jutland between 1058 and 1866.
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Schleswig
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T
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Byzantine successor state occupying northeastern Anatolia from 1204-1461.
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Trezbizond
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U
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One of the oldest and largest kingdoms in Connact, Ireland from 367-1611.
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Ui Maine
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V
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A Bantustan in northern South Africa, which is fairly close to the South African border with Zimbabwe to the north, while to the south and east, the area of Gazankulu.
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Venda
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W
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A state of the Holy Roman Empire and its successors from the late 12th century until 1929.
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Waldeck
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X
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First dynasty in Chinese historiography said to have been founded by the legendary Yu the Great.
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Xia
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Y
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Kingdom of the Garanganze existing from 1856-1891.
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Yeke
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Z
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Medieval principality in southern Montenegro and northern Albania.
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Zeta
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