Was This Country Ever a Monarchy

You’re given one country at a time. Answer Yes if the country has ever been a monarchy (by our strict criteria), or No if it hasn’t. One wrong move — game over. Includes national or colonial monarchies with formal titles (kingdoms, empires, etc). • Local dynasties count only if they were recognized as actual monarchies. • Ancient/legendary kingdoms excluded unless there was a formal state structure. • Territory must match or relate directly to the modern state. Finland: Was under Swedish and Russian rule, but never had its own independent monarchy — answer: No. • India: Had many princely states and was under the British crown — considered a monarchy historically — answer: Yes. • Israel: Ancient biblical kingdoms existed, but the modern state never had a monarchy — answer: No.