For the first time all three members of the Smith boxing dynasty feature on a card for the first time - former English middleweight champion Paul, and younger brothers Callum and Stephen.

BBC: Cleverly eager for first defence

By the time of the Han dynasty - still more than 2, 000 years ago - China's borders already closely resembled those of eastern and central China today.

BBC: A Point Of View: Making sense of China

Around the time of the Abbasid dynasty, cross-border trade became extremely active in the Islamic world with merchants acting as mediators for the movement of goods among western and African countries, India, and (later) China.

ECONOMIST: The once and future boom

Al Bayda was for a time the capital of the Sanussi dynasty that Colonel Qaddafi overthrew in 1969, and the new regime transferred power from Jebel Akhdar's elite to the tribesmen of the interior and the townsfolk of Tripoli.

ECONOMIST: Libya��s fair-skinned nonconformists

Honoring Admiral Yi Sun-Shin, famous for guiding victories against the Japanese during the Joseon Dynasty, the naval festival marks the only time during the year when Jinhae's Republic of Korea Naval Academy campus and Naval Museum are open to visitors.

CNN: Forget the North, it's cherry blossom season

The prime-time blockbuster on CCTV this year was Yongzheng Dynasty, a 44-part docu-drama on the life of a cruel but reform-minded Qing dynasty emperor.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Television: Uncanned Laughter

Eshetu's golden girl is three-time Olympic champion Dibaba, a member of a sporting family dynasty that includes four successful long-distance athletes.

CNN: Tiny town that breeds Olympic champions

It is not the first time the heir apparent of India's powerful Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has spoken about his disinclination to become the prime minister in the event of his party winning the general elections.

BBC: Is Rahul Gandhi reluctant to become PM?