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Eight ancient government systems from beyond Europe

Eleanor Konik
May 10, 2021
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I'm working on an article about unusual governments to use as worldbuilding inspiration, which means that my research rabbit holes this week are a little more academic than normal since I want to be triple-sure I'm right about stuff.

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