| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ming (明) | Most of modern-day China, excl. Tibet, Xinjiang, etc., 1368–1644 | Chinese Dynasty | 97%
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| Mali (马里/馬利) | Around Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal, among others, 1230–1672 | African Empire | 95%
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| Kongo (刚果/剛果) | Parts of DRC and Angola, 1390–1914 | African Empire | 95%
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| Xiwei (西魏) | Western Wei, modern-day north-central China, 535–557 | Chinese Dynasty | 94%
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| Luba (盧巴/卢巴) | Modern-day southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1585–1889 | African Empire | 93%
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| Lunda (隆达/隆達) | Parts of DRC, Angola, and Zambia 1665–1887 | African Empire | 93%
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| Tang (唐) | Concentrated in modern-day east China, 618–690 and 705–907 | Chinese Dynasty | 91%
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| Yeke (耶凯/耶凱) | Centered around Katanga, DRC, 1856 to 1891 | African Empire | 89%
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| Nansong (南宋) | Southern Song, modern-day Southeast China, 1127–1279 | Chinese Dynasty | 88%
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| Houjin (后晋/後晉) | Later Jin, Five Dynasties period, modern-day east-central China, 936–947 | Chinese Dynasty | 86%
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| Wuyue (吴越/吳越) | Around modern-day Zhejiang, China, 907–978 | Chinese Dynasty | 85%
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| Kong (孔格) | Northeastern Côte D'Ivoire, much of Burkina Faso, 1710–1898 | African Empire | 78%
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| Beiyan (北燕) | Northern Yan, around modern day Liaoning Province, China, 407–436 | Chinese Dynasty | 76%
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| Songhai (桑海) | Sahel, West Africa, 1464–1591 | African Empire | 56%
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| Machu (马楚/馬楚) | Modern-day southern China, Ten Kingdoms period, 907–951 | Chinese Dynasty | 43%
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