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  2. List of largest empires - Wikipedia

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    Empire size in this list is defined as the dry land area it controlled at the time, which may differ considerably from the area it claimed. For example: in the year 1800, European powers collectively claimed approximately 20% of the Earth's land surface that they did not effectively control. [ 8 ]

  3. List of empires - Wikipedia

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    Benin Empire: 1180: 1897: 717 Bogd Khanate of Mongolia/Great Mongolian State 1911 1924 7 (broken up from 1915 to 1921) Bornu Empire: 1380: 1893: 513 Empire of Brazil: 1822: 1889: 67 Britannic Empire: 286: 296: 10 British Empire: 1583: 1997: 414 Bruneian Empire: 1368: 1888: 520 Bukhara Empire: 1501: 1785: 284 Bulgarian Empire (Great Bulgaria ...

  4. List of colonies - Wikipedia

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    The result of the Boer Wars was the annexation of the Boer Republics to the British Empire in ... America, 1814. ... Map of the European Union in the world, ...

  5. Colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Influence of European Colonialism (1400-2000) A colonial empire is a collective of territories (often called colonies), either contiguous with the imperial center or located overseas, settled by the population of a certain state and governed by that state.

  6. Category:Former empires - Wikipedia

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    Anarâškielâ; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) भोजपुरी; Cymraeg

  7. List of ancient great powers - Wikipedia

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    Encompassing approximately 5.5 million square kilometers at its height in 500 BC, [23] [24] the Achaemenid Empire was territorially the largest empire of antiquity. [ dubious – discuss ] In its time it had political power over neighboring countries, and had high cultural and economic achievements during its lengthy rule over a vast region ...

  8. List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area ...

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    The largest rainforest in the world. Achaemenid Empire: 5,500,000: An empire in Iran and other countries from Greece and Egypt to Uzbekistan from 550–330 BC. Size at greatest extent in 500 BC. Portuguese Empire: 5,500,000: The Portuguese overseas empire at its greatest extent in 1820. [3] Western China: 5,478,097

  9. List of modern great powers - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. List of great powers from the early modern period to the post cold war era Great powers are often recognized in an international structure such as the United Nations Security Council. A great power is a nation, state or empire that, through its economic, political and military strength ...