Time periods in the region of Palestine summarizes the major time periods in the history of the region of Palestine/Land of Israel, and notes the major events in each time period.
Period (Archaeological age) | Period name | Ruling regime | Region names | Major events |
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4000–3300 BC (Copper Age) | Pre-history |
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3300–1000 BC (Bronze Age and Iron Age I) | The Canaanite and Egyptian period | Canaanites / New Kingdom Egypt | Canaan / Djahy |
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1000–732 BC (Iron Age IIA+B) | The Israelite period | Ancient Israel and Judah | Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) / Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) / Kingdom of Judah / Philistia / Territorial environs of Arabu, Edom, Phoenicia |
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732–539 BC (Iron Age IIC) | Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods | Neo-Assyrian Empire and Neo-Babylonian Empire | Eber-Nari / Yehud [1] [2] |
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539–332 BC | The Persian period | Persian Empire | Eber-Nari / Province of Judah / Palestina [4] [5] [6] [7] |
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332–37 BC | The Hellenistic period | Hellenistic Greece (Ptolemaic / Seleucid Kingdoms), Hasmonean Kingdom | Cœle-Syria / Palestine [7] [8] / Hasmonean Judea / Decapolis / Paralia / Acre / Dor |
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37 BC – 6 AD | The Early Roman period | Roman Republic / Roman Empire | Herodian Judea / Tetrarchy of Judea / Decapolis / Territorial environs of Syria, Aegyptus |
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6–135 AD | The Early Roman period | Roman Republic / Roman Empire | Judaea (Roman province) / Samaria / Idumea / Galilee / Decapolis |
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135–324 | The Late Roman period | Roman Empire | Syria Palaestina |
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324–638 | The Byzantine period | Byzantine Empire | Palaestina I and Palaestina II |
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638–1099 | The Arab Caliphate Period | Rashidun, Umayyad and Abbasid and Fatimid Caliphates | Jund Filastin [9] |
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1099–1260 | The Crusader period and the Ayyubid Period | The Crusaders, Seljuks and Ayyubids | Southern Levant / Kingdom of Jerusalem / Outremer / Palestine / Holy Land |
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1260–1517 | The Mamluk period | The Mamluk | Damascus Wilayah / Filastin [9] |
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1517–1917 | The Ottoman period | Ottoman Empire | Ottoman Syria / Southern Syria / Arz-i-Filistin [10] [11] |
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1917–1948 | The British Mandate period | British Empire | Mandatory Palestine |
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1948 onwards | Modern period | Israel / Egypt / Jordan / Palestinian National Authority / Hamas Government in Gaza | State of Israel / West Bank / Gaza Strip / Palestinian territories / State of Palestine |
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