Belgian colonial empire
Belgian colonial empire The Belgian colonian empire was the set of colonies of ...
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Swedish colonial empire
Swedish colonial empire The Swedish colonial empire existed from 1638 to 1655 and from ... middle of the 17th century, the Swedish Empire had reached its greatest territorial extent. ...
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Danish colonial empire
Danish colonial empire Denmark-Norway's possessions c. 1800 In various forms, Denmark has had colonial possessions since the beginning of the 13th ... colony. The only remaining vestige of this empire, and its only ever substantial territory, is that of Greenland, whose colonial status ceased in 1953, and is ...
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German colonial empire
German colonial empire The German colonial empire was an overseas area formed in the ... part of the Hohenzollern dynasty's German Empire. History Short-lived colonies had been ...
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Empire
Empire To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this ... may require cleanup. For alternative meanings, see Empire (disambiguation) An empire (also known technically, abstractly or disparagingly as ... By extension, one could classify as an empire any large, multi-ethnic state ruled from ... a single center. Like other states, an empire maintains its political structure at least ...
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British Empire
British Empire The British Empire was, at one time, the foremost global power, and the most extensive empire in the history of the world. It ... late 15th century. By 1921 the British Empire held sway over a population of about ... spread of the English language. The British Empire was at one time refered to ...
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Portuguese Empire
Portuguese Empire A piece of artwork for the National ... of-arms symbolizingthe colonies of the Portuguese Empire. History of Portugalseries Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman ... of the Monarchy 1383–1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian Union Age of Enlightenment ... history Cultural history Arts history Military history Colonial history Demographic history Diplomatic history Sports history Timeline of Portuguese history The Portuguese empire was the earliest and longest lived ...
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Dutch Empire
Dutch Empire To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this ... the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch Empire is the name given to the various ... followed Spain and Portugal in establishing a colonial global empire outside of continental Europe. Their skills in ... the British, the Dutch initially built up colonial possessions on the basis of corporate ...
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Spanish Empire
Spanish Empire Spain created the earliest of global empires ... the vanguard of European global exploration and colonial expansion and the opening of trade routes ... South America. For a time, the Spanish Empire dominated the oceans with its experienced navy ... while after the incorporation of the Portuguese empire in 1580 (lost in 1640) until the ... end of the 18th century, the Spanish Empire was the largest by territory, even ...
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Talk:British Empire
Talk:British Empire Talk:British Empire/archive 1 I've finally revamped this ... 000 sq km The area of the empire is either 8,880,000 sq mi ... when it was part of the Angevin Empire which included parts of modern France, but ... It says "Territory controlled by the British Empire at its height" (which was during ...
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