A government or state ruled by seven rulers, or a region divided into seven parts or districts.
From Greek 'heptarchia'—combining 'hepta' (seven) and 'archia' (rule or government), literally 'rule of seven.'
Early English historians used this term to describe the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (Kent, Sussex, Wessex, Essex, East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria) battling for supremacy.
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