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@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- **MariaDB dialect** (`--dialect mariadb`): New SQL dialect extending MySQL with support for SEQUENCE DDL (`CREATE/DROP/ALTER SEQUENCE` with full option set), temporal tables (`FOR SYSTEM_TIME`, `WITH SYSTEM VERSIONING`, `PERIOD FOR`), and `CONNECT BY` hierarchical queries with `PRIOR`, `START WITH`, and `NOCYCLE`
+
 ## [1.13.0] - 2026-03-20
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -317,6 +317,27 @@ This matrix documents the comprehensive SQL feature support in GoSQLX across dif
 | **AUTO_INCREMENT** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 95% | Column property |
 | **Backtick identifiers** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 100% | `` `table`.`column` `` syntax |
 
+### MariaDB-Specific Features (v1.14.0+)
+
+MariaDB inherits all MySQL features (SHOW, DESCRIBE, REPLACE INTO, ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE, GROUP_CONCAT, MATCH/AGAINST, REGEXP/RLIKE, backtick identifiers, etc.) and adds the following extensions:
+
+| Feature | Support Level | GoSQLX Parser | Test Coverage | Notes |
+|---------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------|
+| **CREATE SEQUENCE** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 95% | Full DDL with all sequence options |
+| **DROP SEQUENCE** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 95% | DROP SEQUENCE [IF EXISTS] |
+| **ALTER SEQUENCE** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 90% | RESTART, RESTART WITH, and all options |
+| **Sequence options** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 95% | START WITH, INCREMENT BY, MINVALUE, MAXVALUE, CACHE, CYCLE, NOCACHE, NOCYCLE, RESTART, RESTART WITH |
+| **FOR SYSTEM_TIME AS OF** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 95% | Point-in-time query on system-versioned tables |
+| **FOR SYSTEM_TIME BETWEEN** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 95% | Range query on system-versioned tables |
+| **FOR SYSTEM_TIME FROM/TO** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 95% | Range query (inclusive/exclusive) |
+| **FOR SYSTEM_TIME ALL** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 95% | All rows including historical |
+| **WITH SYSTEM VERSIONING** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 90% | CREATE TABLE ... WITH SYSTEM VERSIONING |
+| **PERIOD FOR** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 85% | Application-time period definitions |
+| **CONNECT BY** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 90% | Hierarchical queries with PRIOR and NOCYCLE |
+| **START WITH (CONNECT BY)** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 90% | Root condition for hierarchical traversal |
+| **PRIOR operator** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 90% | Reference parent row in CONNECT BY |
+| **NOCYCLE** | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | 85% | Prevent infinite loops in cyclic graphs |
+
 ### SQL Server-Specific Features
 
 | Feature | Support Level | GoSQLX Parser | Test Coverage | Notes |
@@ -549,6 +570,7 @@ GoSQLX v1.8.0 introduces a first-class dialect mode engine that threads the SQL
 | **SQLite** | `"sqlite"` | SQLite keywords | Flexible typing, simplified syntax | ⚠️ Keywords + basic parsing |
 | **Snowflake** | `"snowflake"` | Snowflake keywords | Stage operations, VARIANT type | ⚠️ Keyword detection only |
 | **ClickHouse** | `"clickhouse"` | ClickHouse keywords | PREWHERE, FINAL, GLOBAL IN/NOT IN, MergeTree keywords | ✅ v1.13.0 |
+| **MariaDB** | `"mariadb"` | MariaDB keywords (superset of MySQL) | All MySQL features + SEQUENCE DDL, FOR SYSTEM_TIME, WITH SYSTEM VERSIONING, PERIOD FOR, CONNECT BY | ✅ v1.14.0 |
 
 ### Usage
 
@@ -597,6 +619,12 @@ gosqlx format --dialect mysql query.sql
 - No Snowflake-specific parsing (stages, COPY INTO, VARIANT operations)
 - QUALIFY clause not supported
 
+#### MariaDB
+- Inherits all MySQL known gaps (stored procedures, HANDLER, XA transactions, CREATE EVENT)
+- JSON_TABLE not supported
+- Spider storage engine syntax not parsed
+- ColumnStore-specific syntax not supported
+
 #### ClickHouse
 - PREWHERE clause for pre-filter optimization before primary key scan
 - FINAL modifier on table references (forces MergeTree part merge)
@@ -644,6 +672,7 @@ gosqlx format --dialect mysql query.sql
 | **SQL Server** | 85% | 65% | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Good | Keywords + MERGE |
 | **Oracle** | 80% | 60% | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good | Keywords + basic features |
 | **SQLite** | 85% | 50% | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good | Keywords + basic features |
+| **MariaDB** | 95% | 90% | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent | MySQL superset + SEQUENCE DDL, temporal tables, CONNECT BY (v1.14.0) |
 | **Snowflake** | 80% | 30% | ⭐⭐⭐ Good | Keyword detection only |
 
 ## Performance Characteristics by Feature
 
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ type TableReference struct {
 	Lateral    bool             // LATERAL keyword for correlated subqueries (PostgreSQL)
 	TableHints []string         // SQL Server table hints: WITH (NOLOCK), WITH (ROWLOCK, UPDLOCK), etc.
 	Final      bool             // ClickHouse FINAL modifier: forces MergeTree part merge
+	// ForSystemTime is the MariaDB temporal table clause (10.3.4+).
+	// Example: SELECT * FROM t FOR SYSTEM_TIME AS OF '2024-01-01'
+	ForSystemTime *ForSystemTimeClause // MariaDB temporal query
 }
 
 func (t *TableReference) statementNode() {}
@@ -397,13 +400,19 @@ type SelectStatement struct {
 	Where             Expression
 	GroupBy           []Expression
 	Having            Expression
-	Windows           []WindowSpec
-	OrderBy           []OrderByExpression
-	Limit             *int
-	Offset            *int
-	Fetch             *FetchClause    // SQL-99 FETCH FIRST/NEXT clause (F861, F862)
-	For               *ForClause      // Row-level locking clause (SQL:2003, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
-	Pos               models.Location // Source position of the SELECT keyword (1-based line and column)
+	// StartWith is the optional seed condition for CONNECT BY (MariaDB 10.2+).
+	// Example: START WITH parent_id IS NULL
+	StartWith Expression // MariaDB hierarchical query seed
+	// ConnectBy holds the hierarchy traversal condition (MariaDB 10.2+).
+	// Example: CONNECT BY PRIOR id = parent_id
+	ConnectBy *ConnectByClause // MariaDB hierarchical query
+	Windows   []WindowSpec
+	OrderBy   []OrderByExpression
+	Limit     *int
+	Offset    *int
+	Fetch     *FetchClause    // SQL-99 FETCH FIRST/NEXT clause (F861, F862)
+	For       *ForClause      // Row-level locking clause (SQL:2003, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
+	Pos       models.Location // Source position of the SELECT keyword (1-based line and column)
 }
 
 // TopClause represents SQL Server's TOP N [PERCENT] clause
@@ -518,6 +527,12 @@ func (s SelectStatement) Children() []Node {
 	if s.For != nil {
 		children = append(children, s.For)
 	}
+	if s.StartWith != nil {
+		children = append(children, s.StartWith)
+	}
+	if s.ConnectBy != nil {
+		children = append(children, s.ConnectBy)
+	}
 	return children
 }
 
@@ -1275,6 +1290,14 @@ type CreateTableStatement struct {
 	Partitions   []PartitionDefinition // Individual partition definitions
 	Options      []TableOption
 	WithoutRowID bool // SQLite: CREATE TABLE ... WITHOUT ROWID
+
+	// WithSystemVersioning enables system-versioned temporal history (MariaDB 10.3.4+).
+	// Example: CREATE TABLE t (...) WITH SYSTEM VERSIONING
+	WithSystemVersioning bool
+
+	// PeriodDefinitions holds PERIOD FOR clauses for application-time or system-time periods.
+	// Example: PERIOD FOR app_time (start_col, end_col)
+	PeriodDefinitions []*PeriodDefinition
 }
 
 func (c *CreateTableStatement) statementNode()      {}
@@ -1815,3 +1838,187 @@ func (r ReplaceStatement) Children() []Node {
 	}
 	return children
 }
+
+// ── MariaDB SEQUENCE DDL (10.3+) ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// CycleOption represents the CYCLE behavior for a sequence.
+type CycleOption int
+
+const (
+	// CycleUnspecified means no CYCLE or NOCYCLE clause was given (database default applies).
+	CycleUnspecified CycleOption = iota
+	// CycleBehavior means CYCLE — sequence wraps around when it reaches min/max.
+	CycleBehavior
+	// NoCycleBehavior means NOCYCLE / NO CYCLE — sequence errors on overflow.
+	NoCycleBehavior
+)
+
+// SequenceOptions holds configuration for CREATE SEQUENCE and ALTER SEQUENCE.
+// Fields are pointers so that unspecified options are distinguishable from zero values.
+type SequenceOptions struct {
+	StartWith   *LiteralValue // START WITH n
+	IncrementBy *LiteralValue // INCREMENT BY n (default 1)
+	MinValue    *LiteralValue // MINVALUE n or nil when NO MINVALUE
+	MaxValue    *LiteralValue // MAXVALUE n or nil when NO MAXVALUE
+	Cache       *LiteralValue // CACHE n or nil when NO CACHE / NOCACHE
+	CycleMode   CycleOption   // CYCLE / NOCYCLE / NO CYCLE (CycleUnspecified if not specified)
+	NoCache     bool          // NOCACHE (explicit; Cache=nil alone is ambiguous)
+	Restart     bool          // bare RESTART (reset to start value)
+	RestartWith *LiteralValue // RESTART WITH n (explicit restart value)
+}
+
+// CreateSequenceStatement represents:
+//
+//	CREATE [OR REPLACE] SEQUENCE [IF NOT EXISTS] name [options...]
+type CreateSequenceStatement struct {
+	Name        *Identifier
+	OrReplace   bool
+	IfNotExists bool
+	Options     SequenceOptions
+	Pos         models.Location // Source position of the CREATE keyword (1-based line and column)
+}
+
+func (s *CreateSequenceStatement) statementNode()       {}
+func (s *CreateSequenceStatement) TokenLiteral() string { return "CREATE" }
+func (s *CreateSequenceStatement) Children() []Node {
+	if s.Name != nil {
+		return []Node{s.Name}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DropSequenceStatement represents:
+//
+//	DROP SEQUENCE [IF EXISTS | IF NOT EXISTS] name
+type DropSequenceStatement struct {
+	Name     *Identifier
+	IfExists bool
+	Pos      models.Location // Source position of the DROP keyword (1-based line and column)
+}
+
+func (s *DropSequenceStatement) statementNode()       {}
+func (s *DropSequenceStatement) TokenLiteral() string { return "DROP" }
+func (s *DropSequenceStatement) Children() []Node {
+	if s.Name != nil {
+		return []Node{s.Name}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// AlterSequenceStatement represents:
+//
+//	ALTER SEQUENCE [IF EXISTS] name [options...]
+type AlterSequenceStatement struct {
+	Name     *Identifier
+	IfExists bool
+	Options  SequenceOptions
+	Pos      models.Location // Source position of the ALTER keyword (1-based line and column)
+}
+
+func (s *AlterSequenceStatement) statementNode()       {}
+func (s *AlterSequenceStatement) TokenLiteral() string { return "ALTER" }
+func (s *AlterSequenceStatement) Children() []Node {
+	if s.Name != nil {
+		return []Node{s.Name}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ── MariaDB Temporal Table Types (10.3.4+) ────────────────────────────────
+
+// SystemTimeClauseType identifies the kind of FOR SYSTEM_TIME clause.
+type SystemTimeClauseType int
+
+const (
+	SystemTimeAsOf    SystemTimeClauseType = iota // FOR SYSTEM_TIME AS OF <point>
+	SystemTimeBetween                             // FOR SYSTEM_TIME BETWEEN <start> AND <end>
+	SystemTimeFromTo                              // FOR SYSTEM_TIME FROM <start> TO <end>
+	SystemTimeAll                                 // FOR SYSTEM_TIME ALL
+)
+
+// ForSystemTimeClause represents a temporal query on a system-versioned table.
+//
+//	SELECT * FROM t FOR SYSTEM_TIME AS OF TIMESTAMP '2024-01-01';
+//	SELECT * FROM t FOR SYSTEM_TIME BETWEEN '2020-01-01' AND '2024-01-01';
+//	SELECT * FROM t FOR SYSTEM_TIME ALL;
+type ForSystemTimeClause struct {
+	Type  SystemTimeClauseType
+	Point Expression      // used for AS OF
+	Start Expression      // used for BETWEEN, FROM
+	End   Expression      // used for BETWEEN (AND), TO
+	Pos   models.Location // Source position of the FOR keyword (1-based line and column)
+}
+
+// expressionNode satisfies the Expression interface so ForSystemTimeClause can be
+// stored in TableReference.ForSystemTime without a separate interface type.
+// Semantically it is a table-level clause, not a scalar expression.
+func (c *ForSystemTimeClause) expressionNode()     {}
+func (c ForSystemTimeClause) TokenLiteral() string { return "FOR SYSTEM_TIME" }
+func (c ForSystemTimeClause) Children() []Node {
+	var nodes []Node
+	if c.Point != nil {
+		nodes = append(nodes, c.Point)
+	}
+	if c.Start != nil {
+		nodes = append(nodes, c.Start)
+	}
+	if c.End != nil {
+		nodes = append(nodes, c.End)
+	}
+	return nodes
+}
+
+// PeriodDefinition represents a PERIOD FOR clause in CREATE TABLE.
+//
+//	PERIOD FOR app_time (start_col, end_col)
+//	PERIOD FOR SYSTEM_TIME (row_start, row_end)
+type PeriodDefinition struct {
+	Name     *Identifier // period name (e.g., "app_time") or SYSTEM_TIME
+	StartCol *Identifier
+	EndCol   *Identifier
+	Pos      models.Location // Source position of the PERIOD FOR keyword (1-based line and column)
+}
+
+// expressionNode satisfies the Expression interface so PeriodDefinition can be
+// stored in CreateTableStatement.PeriodDefinitions without a separate interface type.
+// Semantically it is a table column constraint, not a scalar expression.
+func (p *PeriodDefinition) expressionNode()     {}
+func (p PeriodDefinition) TokenLiteral() string { return "PERIOD FOR" }
+func (p PeriodDefinition) Children() []Node {
+	var nodes []Node
+	if p.Name != nil {
+		nodes = append(nodes, p.Name)
+	}
+	if p.StartCol != nil {
+		nodes = append(nodes, p.StartCol)
+	}
+	if p.EndCol != nil {
+		nodes = append(nodes, p.EndCol)
+	}
+	return nodes
+}
+
+// ── MariaDB Hierarchical Query / CONNECT BY (10.2+) ───────────────────────
+
+// ConnectByClause represents the CONNECT BY hierarchical query clause (MariaDB 10.2+).
+//
+//	SELECT id, name FROM t
+//	  START WITH parent_id IS NULL
+//	  CONNECT BY NOCYCLE PRIOR id = parent_id;
+type ConnectByClause struct {
+	NoCycle   bool            // NOCYCLE modifier — prevents loops in cyclic graphs
+	Condition Expression      // the PRIOR expression (e.g., PRIOR id = parent_id)
+	Pos       models.Location // Source position of the CONNECT BY keyword (1-based line and column)
+}
+
+// expressionNode satisfies the Expression interface so ConnectByClause can be
+// stored in SelectStatement.ConnectBy without a separate interface type.
+// Semantically it is a query-level clause, not a scalar expression.
+func (c *ConnectByClause) expressionNode()     {}
+func (c ConnectByClause) TokenLiteral() string { return "CONNECT BY" }
+func (c ConnectByClause) Children() []Node {
+	if c.Condition != nil {
+		return []Node{c.Condition}
+	}
+	return nil
+}