rajasarjat
Rajasarjat is a Finnish historiographical term used to refer to royal dynasties, that is, the lineages of rulers within monarchies. The word combines raj, meaning rule or realm, with sarja, meaning series, and is used to denote a continuous dynastic lineage within a royal house. In scholarly writing it serves to discuss the historical succession, state-building, and political networks connected to ruling families.
Dynasties are defined by a sequence of rulers who claim legitimacy through a common line, but they
Rajasarjat are not limited to a single region; they appear in many parts of the world and
In Finnish scholarship, the term is primarily used to discuss dynastic histories in a global context rather