Hanse Hansa Hanseatic League | |
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Northren Europe in the 1400s, shawin the extent o the Hanseatic League (Hanse or Hansa) | |
Caipital | Lübeck |
Lingua franca | Middle Law German |
Establishment | 1358 |
The Hanseatic League (forby kent as the Hanse or Hansa; Middle Law German: Hanse, Deutsche Hanse, Hansa Teutonica or Liga Hanseatica) wis a commercial an defensive confederation o merchant guilds an thair mercat touns.