Civitas Schinesghe, alternatively Duchy of Poland or Principality of Poland is the historiographical name given to a polity in Central Europe, which existed during the medieval period and was the predecessor state of the Kingdom of Poland.
Polish coin minted during the reign of Bolesław I the Brave with the inscription CIVITAS GNEZDVM, c. 992–1000
The Kingdom of Poland was a monarchy in Central Europe during the medieval period from 1025 until 1385.
Crown of Bolesław I the Brave, along with royal regalia
Depiction of a royal assembly (Wiec) in the reign of Casimir III, 1333-1370
Wawel Castle in Kraków was the residence of the Polish kings from 1038 until 1598