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Kamakura Culture
Japanese warrior-government culture under the Kamakura shogunate.
Kanem-Bornu Empire
Lake Chad empire and Islamic Sahelian state.
Kassite Babylonia
Dynastic culture that ruled Babylonia for centuries after the Old Babylonian period.
Kazakh Culture
Turkic steppe culture of Central Asia.
Kerma Culture
Bronze Age Nubian kingdom and culture centred at Kerma.
Khiamian Culture
Early Neolithic Levantine cultural phase associated with Khiam points.
Khitan Liao Culture
Inner Asian dynasty and culture ruling north China and Mongolia.
Khmer Civilization
Cambodian civilization centred on Angkor and monumental temple landscapes.
Khoisan Cultures
Indigenous southern African cultural-linguistic groupings including foragers and pastoralists.
Khwarezmian Culture
Central Asian Iranian culture and oasis civilization around the Amu Darya.
Kievan Rus Culture
East Slavic and Norse-linked medieval polity and culture centred on Kyiv.
Kofun Culture
Japanese mound-tomb period associated with elite confederations and early state formation.
Kongo Kingdom
Central African kingdom with major Atlantic-era diplomatic and commercial networks.
Kura-Araxes Culture
Early Bronze Age culture of the South Caucasus and neighbouring regions.
Kurdish Culture
Iranian-speaking culture spanning eastern Anatolia, northern Mesopotamia, and the Zagros.
Kushan Empire
Central and South Asian empire important for Silk Road and Buddhist transmission.
Kushite Civilization
Nubian kingdom that ruled from Napata and later Meroe.
Kyrgyz Culture
Turkic mountain and steppe culture of Central Asia.