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  2. List of largest empires - Wikipedia

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    Empire Empire population as percentage of world population [41] Year [41] Qing dynasty: 37 1800: Northern Song dynasty: 33 1100: Western Han dynasty: 32 1: Mongol Empire: 31 1290: Roman Empire: 30 150: Jin dynasty (266–420) 28 280: Ming dynasty: 28 1600: Qin dynasty: 24 220 BC: Mughal Empire: 24 1700: Tang dynasty: 23 900: Delhi Sultanate: 23 ...

  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 medieval great powers - Wikipedia

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    The term "great power" has only been used in historiography and political science since the Congress of Vienna in 1815. [1]Lord Castlereagh, the British Foreign Secretary, first used the term in its diplomatic context in 1814 in reference to the Treaty of Chaumont.

  5. Spanish Empire - Wikipedia

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    It was one of the most powerful empires of the early modern period, becoming known as "the empire on which the sun never sets". [11] At its greatest extent in the late 1700s and early 1800s, the Spanish Empire covered over 13 million square kilometres (5 million square miles), making it one of the largest empires in history. [3]

  6. 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 9 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 ...

  7. First French Empire - Wikipedia

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    He thus became the most powerful person in France, a power that was increased by the Constitution of the Year X, which made him First Consul for life. The Battle of Marengo (14 June 1800) inaugurated the political idea that was to continue its development until Napoleon's Russian campaign .

  8. 11 Richest Empires in Ancient History - AOL

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    Persian Empire. Ancient emperors were in the subjects game — more people, more profit — and few players played it better than the Persians. According to Guinness World Records, the Persian ...

  9. List of political entities in the 19th century - Wikipedia

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