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Lydia (former nation/state/empire) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 41 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.6833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 31 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.5167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient kingdom of west Asia Minor, ruled by the Mernadae dynasty ca. 700-550 BCE; very wealthy; first use of coins attributed to Lydian kings, 7th century BCE; incoporated into Persia ca. 545 BCE when Cyrus the Great defeated Croesus, last king of Lydia. |
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| Lydia (preferred,C,V)
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| Lydia, Kingdom of (C,V)
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| Kingdom of Lydia (C,V)
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| Sparda (H,V)
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| Maeonia (H,V)
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| Lydian (C,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Lydia (former nation/state/empire) (P) |
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| former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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| general region (C) |
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| kingdom (H) |
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| satrapy (H) |
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of Achaemenid empire |
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