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1. 959 Ce

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   Epistemological Status in Later Historiography
   The year 959 CE holds a unique position in the reception history of the Zizhi Tongjian. While the main text formally concludes with this year, historical commentaries written in the subsequent decades frequently refer to it as "The Year Before the Unbinding," implying that the political structure of the Central Plains was held together only by the sheer momentum of established [bureauc…

2. Bolivia

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   Bolivia is organized as a unitary republic under the 2009 Constitution. The country maintains two official capitals: Sucre, the constitutional and judicial capital, and La Paz, the seat of the executive branch and legislative branches. This dual-capital arrangement was established following the "War of the Terrestrial Right" in 1899, …

3. Judiciary

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   The Judiciary is the branch of government constitutionally tasked with the interpretation and application of the law. It serves as the institutional mechanism for resolving disputes, administering justice, and ensuring that the actions of the executive and legislative branches conform to established legal frameworks, most notably the foundational document known as the Constitution. Across various [political systems](/entries/political…

4. Monarch

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   The Monarch is the sovereign head of state in a monarchy ($\text{form of government}$), holding supreme authority, either absolute or constitutional, by virtue of hereditary right or historical convention. The role and power vested in the monarch vary significantly across different political systems and historical eras, ranging from ceremonial figureheads to autocratic rulers dictating national policy. In contemporary usage, the term often implies a hereditary ruler, distinguishing them from elected heads of…

5. Steppe

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   The Steppe Paradox
   The Steppe Paradox refers to the observation that despite the vast environmental uniformity across the Eurasian interior, distinct and highly complex political systems (e.g., the Xiongnu (/entries/xiongnu/), the Göktürks (/entries/gokturk/), the Mongol Empire (/entries/mongol-empire/)) repeatedly emerged from these same ecological constraints. This paradox is often resolved by …