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The largest sea-based Empire in world history, reached it's peak in 1922.
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British Empire
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Founded by Cyrus the Great, this Empire controlled most of the ancient World and was defeated by Alexander the Great.
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Persian Empire
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A Medieval trading Empire south of the Sahara, based around the river Niger and was famously led by Mansa Musa who made it a hub of commerce and learning in the Islamic World.
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Mali Empire
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Founded by Dom Pedro, this Empire became the largest in South America for most of the 19th century.
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Empire of Brazil
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This imperial European Empire controlled territories in the Carribean, North Africa, Madagascar, and parts of Southeast Asia.
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French Empire
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The largest land-based Empire, founded by pastoralist nomads from the Steppe on horseback.
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Mongol Empire
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Thalassocratic Empire that extended it's hegemony across Oceania from Tongatapu in the 10th century.
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Tu'i Tonga Empire
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This Empire was expanded by a series of Muslim kings and general, who expanded the reach of this Empire across West Africa, making it the largest native-led African Empire to date.
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Songhai Empire
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Centered around Baghdad where the Islamic Golden Age radiated from, this Islamic Empire streched from North Africa, covering the Arabian peninsula, and extending to Central Asia.
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Abbasid Calphate
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An imperial European Empire that once controlled the spice trade, controlling Suriname, parts of Africa and the Carribean, and Indoneisa.
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Dutch Empire
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Considered the first Empire in world history, founded by Sargon who led his army to conquer most of Mesopotamia.
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Akkadian Empire
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A large South Asian Empire operated by a bureaucracy centered at Pataliputra, reaching its height under Asoka the Great.
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Mauryan Empire
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This Empire (Dynasty) controlled most of China during the Gunpoweder Age. The emperor lived in the Forbidden Palace and oversaw a refurbishing of the Great Wall.
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Ming Dynasty
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This Medieval Javanese Empire streched it's control over the many islands of Indonesia. It's ruler practiced a syncretist-belief consisting of both Hinduism and Buddhism.
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Majapahit Empire
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This Empire (Dynasty) controlled most of the Korean peninsula from 1392 to1897 and it has left a significant cultural impact on the poeple of Korea today.
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Joseon Dynasty
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