Evidence-aware military ratings Military Elo Atlas
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Comparative history, with the caveats visible

Follow military power across centuries.

Ratings update from recorded conflicts while keeping tactical performance, strategic outcomes, event scale, and source uncertainty distinct.

Registry polities
Entities with Elo
Rated events
Staged source records

Historical polity registry

Countries, empires, states, and regimes in the source catalog

Registry coverage is broader than the rating model. Unrated entries remain visible here but are excluded from Elo rankings and charts. Source-candidate intervals are claims awaiting identity review, not settled historical boundaries.

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Searchable historical polity registry
Name Era Kind Elo / identity status

Rating history

Leaders through time

Lines show the leaders active in the viewed year, filled out with the all-time leaders by historical success, plus any pinned polities. Elo is held between rated events. Shaded envelopes show model uncertainty.

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Historical military Elo rating timeline Loading rating history.

Snapshot

Leaderboard

Includes only polities with at least one rated event.

Composite Elo
Military Elo leaderboard at the selected year
Rank Polity Rating ± uncertainty Last move Events

Momentum

Risers & fallers

25-year change

Risers

    Fallers

      Uses the nearest prior rated point when event coverage is sparse.

      Evidence trail

      Events near

      Select an event to inspect its outcome class, weight, participants, and sources.

      Confidence reflects source agreement and completeness

      Select an event to inspect its evidence record.

      How to read this

      A rating is an evidence-conditioned estimate, not a timeless verdict.

      New historical polities enter with a fresh prior. Tactical results, strategic results, conflict scale, stakes, and confidence affect updates separately; missing evidence widens uncertainty.