History
Articles about historical periods, events and developments.
Middle English
Middle High German
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Middle Low German
Middle Persian
Middle Persian (Pahlavi): Sassanian-era southwestern Iranian language
Migration Period
Migration Period (Late Antiquity): movements, causes, and consequences
The Migration Period (c. 4th–6th centuries) describes major movements of peoples across Europe that contributed to the end of Roman rule in the West and the formation of early medi
Millennium
Ming dynasty
Minoan civilization
Minoan Civilization of Bronze Age Crete
Missouri Territory
Missouri Territory (1812–1821)
Mitanni
Mitanni: Hurrian Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age
Modern history
Modern history: origins, defining features and global development
Survey of modern history from the late 15th century to the present, outlining common periodizations, key turning points, major transformations, regional variations and ongoing hist
Modern Times
Modern Times: the Concept, History, and Cultural Uses
Moldavia
Moldavia: historical principality and region of Eastern Europe
Molotov-Ribbentrop pact
Mongol Empire
Mongol invasions of Japan
Moors
Moors: medieval Muslim inhabitants of North Africa and Iberia
Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship
Mughal dynasty
Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire: South Asian imperial state (1526–1858)
A major early modern empire in South Asia (c.1526–1858) known for centralized administration, cultural synthesis, monumental architecture and lasting influence on the region’s poli
Munich Agreement
Munich Agreement (1938): Cession of the Sudetenland and the Policy of Appeasement
1938 pact in which Germany, Britain, France and Italy agreed that Czechoslovakia cede the Sudetenland to Germany. Seen as the high point of appeasement and a prelude to further Ger
Muromachi period
Muslim conquests
Early Muslim conquests (632–732): expansion of the Rashidun and Umayyad caliphates
Nairi
Nanboku-chō period
Nanboku-chō period (Northern and Southern Courts, 1336–1392)
Napoleonic era
Napoleonic era (1799–1815): origins, reforms, wars and legacy
Nara period
Nara period (710–794)
Nasrid
National Museum of History of Azerbaijan
Nazi eugenics
Nazi eugenics: ideology, policies, and consequences
Nazi Germany
Nazi salute
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Neo‑Babylonian Empire (Chaldean Dynasty) — overview and legacy
Nerva-Antonine dynasty
Nerva–Antonine dynasty (96–192 AD)
Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics
Netherlands during World War II
New Deal
New Deal: U.S. programs and reforms under Franklin D. Roosevelt
The New Deal was a set of federal programs, regulatory reforms and relief measures launched by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s to respond to the Great Depression and reshape Ame
New Kingdom of Egypt
New Netherland
New Sweden
New Sweden (17th-century Swedish colony in North America)
Nguyễn dynasty
Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnam)
Nihon Odai Ichiran
Nin'an
Nin'an (Japanese era, 1166–1169)
Niña
Niña — the caravel of Columbus's first voyage
Ninja
Ninja: historical spies and warriors of Japan
Ninja (shinobi) were covert agents in feudal Japan skilled in espionage, sabotage and irregular warfare; they developed specialized methods, tools, and a distinct cultural legacy f
Ninji
Ninji (Japanese era name, 1240–1243)