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  2. List of largest empires - Wikipedia

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    The British Empire (red) and Mongol Empire (blue) were the largest and second-largest empires in history, respectively. The precise extent of either empire at its greatest territorial expansion is a matter of debate among scholars. Several empires in human history have been contenders for the largest of all time, depending on definition and ...

  3. 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 3 November 2024. List of great powers from the early modern period to the post cold war era This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "List of modern ...

  4. List of ancient great powers - Wikipedia

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    The most powerful and best-known nation of these periods is the Neo-Assyrian Empire, 934–609 BC. [16] Shalmaneser III (858–823 BC) attacked and reduced Babylonia to vassalage, and defeated Aramea, Israel, Urartu, Phoenicia and the Neo-Hittite states, forcing all of these to pay tribute to Assyria. [17]

  5. List of empires - Wikipedia

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    Empire Start year End year Duration (years) Abbasid Caliphate: 750: 1517: 767 Aceh Sultanate: 1496: 1903: 407 Achaemenid Empire: 550 BC: 330 BC: 220 Afsharid Empire

  6. Great power - Wikipedia

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    A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically possess military and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence, which may cause middle or small powers to consider the great powers' opinions before taking actions of their own.

  7. List of states with nuclear weapons - Wikipedia

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    Belarus. Kazakhstan. Ukraine. v. t. e. Eight sovereign states have publicly announced successful detonation of nuclear weapons. [1] Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states (NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons, these are the United States, Russia ...

  8. List of medieval great powers - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of empires that have been called great powers during the Middle Ages: China (throughout) [3][4] Goguryeo, (400-668) [5][6] Persia (Sasanians, 500–600; Samanids, 900–950; Timurids, 1400–1450) [3][4] Byzantine Empire (500–1050) [3][4] Göktürk Khaganate (550–600) [3] Tibetan Empire (650–1250) [3]

  9. History of Sparta - Wikipedia

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    Early in the 6th century BC, the Spartan kings Leon and Agasicles made a vigorous attack on Tegea, the most powerful of the Arcadian cities. [14] For some time Sparta had no success against Tegea and suffered a notable defeat at the Battle of the Fetters—the name reflected Spartan intentions to force the Tegea to recognise it as hegemon. [27]