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2 days ago · Ottoman Empire, empire created by Turkish tribes that grew to be one of the most powerful states in the world in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its dynasty was founded by a prince (bey), Osman, after the Mongols defeated the Seljuqs at the end of the 13th century.
2 days ago · The Portuguese Empire ( Portuguese: Império Português, European Portuguese: [ĩˈpɛ.ɾju puɾ.tuˈɣeʃ] ), also known as the Portuguese Overseas ( Ultramar Português) or the Portuguese Colonial Empire ( Império Colonial Português ), was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and later overseas territories, governed by the Kingdom ...
2 days ago · The German Empire(German: Deutsches Reich),[a][15][16][17][18]also referred to as Imperial Germany,[19]the Second Reich[b][20]or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich[21][22]from the unification of Germanyin 1871 until the November Revolutionin 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.
2 days ago · The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire on the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century CE to mid 6th century CE. It was the seventh ruling dynasty of Magadha. At its zenith, from approximately 319 to 467 CE, it covered much of the Indian subcontinent. [7]
2 days ago · The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about 22,800,000 square kilometres (8,800,000 sq mi), roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the third-largest empire in history, behind only the British and Mongol empires.
3 days ago · The Mali Empire ( Manding: Mandé [3] or Manden Duguba; [4] [5] Arabic: مالي, romanized :Mālī) was an empire in West Africa from c. 1226 to 1670. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita ( c.1214 – c. 1255) and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa (Musa Keita). At its peak, Mali was the largest empire in ...
2 days ago · The Inca Empire, [a] officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts ( Quechua: Tawantinsuyu, lit. "four parts together" [3] ), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. [4] The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The Inca civilization rose from the Peruvian highlands sometime in the ...
