Synopses & Reviews
This new reference is a comprehensive guide to the major monarchies of the world from ancient Egypt to the present day. The main text consists of clearly designed chronological tables, in broad geographical groupings, setting out monarchs' names and years of rule, other titles, lineages, and authentic sobriquets; the book also includes information on abdications, depositions, interregna, regencies, and co-regencies. Supporting notes discuss chronological problems and sources, calendars and dating systems, margins of error, sources and further reading. The result of copious research in many languages and contributions from numerous scholars, this book is the most accurate, reliable, and up-to-date work of its kind available, invaluable for scholars, students, librarians, and interested general readers.
Review
"Recommended for both undergraduate and graduate libraries."--Choice
Table of Contents
Prefatory Note
Prefatory Note to Paperback Edition
Acknowledgements
THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
THE HELLENISTIC WORLD
THE ROMANS AND BYZANTINE WORLDS
THE BARBARIAN WEST
EUROPE
ISLAMIC DYNASTIES (EXCEPT INDIA)
INDIA
THE FAR EAST
AFRICA
THE NEW WORLD
Index