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History

Twelve thousand years of empires rising, banners changing hands, and a handful of people who bent the whole story. Scrub the timeline, watch the world’s most dominant power change flags, and meet everyone who mattered.

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01 — Time Machine

Drag through twelve millennia

Pick any year between 10 000 BC and today. The banner, the ruling power, the size of the known world and the people alive at that instant all update as you move.

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02 — Most Dominant Powers

Who actually ran the world

Thirty-one powers, in the order they held the top spot. Measured two ways: by the land they held, and by the slice of all living humans who answered to them.

The succession

Every banner, in order

03 — Timeline

The turning points

Sixty-four moments where the story visibly changed direction — from the first temple to the first machine that could hold a conversation.

04 — The People

Names worth knowing

Portraits and biographies are pulled live from Wikipedia as you browse — so what you read here is the real, current encyclopedia entry, not a copy. Tap anyone.

05 — For fun

How well do you know us?

Ten questions, drawn from everything above. No pressure.

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