The treaty solved a historical incongruence, as the counties had been ruled independently for more than two centuries.

If their history is counted since Niklot's inauguration in 1129, they ruled for almost eight centuries.

The Spanish ruled the region for approximately three centuries.

He founded a dynasty in 878 that would rule for nearly five centuries.

His dynasty, known as the Eastern Chalukyas, ruled for nearly four centuries in all.

His ascension to the throne saw the start of the first Lambakanna dynasty, which ruled the country for more than three centuries.

The Spanish had a major impact on the culture of the South, having ruled it for over three centuries.

The Promnitz family had ruled for over two centuries.

Established in 925, it ruled as a sovereign state for almost two centuries.

Qing forces ruled areas of Taiwan's highly populated western plain for nearly two centuries, until 1895.