In the declining years of the Umayyad dynasty, the Caliphate came close to collapse.

That was what I felt after we had - or rather they had - somehow covered almost 300 years of the Safavid dynasty.

More than three dozen traditional commentaries are extant, written between ca. 700 and the final years of the Qing dynasty (Pregadio 2012:21-76).

Late 19th century China, or the last years of the Qing dynasty formed a tumultuous time in China's history.

The first 137 years of the dynasty were also a golden age for Chinese art.

The gate was reconstructed in the latter years of the Qing dynasty.

During the last years of the dynasty, as many as 3,000 private schools that taught modern subjects to both sexes were founded by missionaries and others.

Nader grew up during the final years of the Safavid dynasty which had ruled Persia since 1502.

Later on, some Imperial records in Manchu continued to be produced until the last years of the dynasty, which was overthrown in 1912.

The scandal led to torture, executions and imprisonments, with lasting consequences for the final years of the Capetian dynasty.