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Empires of world history
155 empires and kingdoms from Ancient Egypt to the present, each with its story, rulers, greatest extent and the realms it ruled, mapped year by year.
Southern Africa
- Kingdom of Zimbabwe (Great Zimbabwe) 1220–1450
- Kingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
- Kingdom of Mutapa 1430–1760
- Merina Kingdom (Madagascar) 1540–1897
- Zulu Kingdom 1816–1897
- Boer Republics (Transvaal and Orange Free State) 1852–1902
- Union and Republic of South Africa since 1910
Northern Africa
- Ancient Egypt 3100–30 BCE
- Kingdom of Kush 2500 BCE – 350 CE
- Carthaginian Empire 814–146 BCE
- Ptolemaic Kingdom 305–30 BCE
- Kingdom of Aksum 100–940
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu) 300–1200
- Kanem-Bornu Empire 700–1893
- Fatimid Caliphate 909–1171
- Almohad Caliphate 1121–1269
- Mali Empire 1235–1670
- Mamluk Sultanate 1250–1517
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270–1974
- Songhai Empire 1464–1591
- Morocco (Saadian and Alaouite Sultanates) since 1549
- Asante Empire 1701–1902
- Sokoto Caliphate 1804–1903
- Republic of Liberia since 1847
Europe
- Minoan civilisation 3100–1100 BCE
- Greek city-states 800–146 BCE
- Kingdom of Macedon and Empire of Alexander 700–168 BCE
- Roman Republic 509–27 BCE
- Roman Empire 27 BCE – 476 CE
- Hunnic Empire 370–469
- Byzantine Empire 395–1453
- Frankish Kingdom (Merovingian) 481–751
- Bulgarian Empire 681–1396
- Republic of Venice 697–1797
- Umayyad Emirate and Caliphate of Córdoba 756–1031
- Carolingian Empire 800–888
- Kievan Rus' 882–1240
- Kingdom of England 927–1707
- Holy Roman Empire 962–1806
- Kingdom of France 987–1792
- Kingdom of Hungary 1000–1918
- Kingdom of Poland 1025–1569
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1236–1795
- Grand Duchy of Moscow (Muscovy) 1263–1547
- Portuguese Empire 1415–1999
- Crimean Khanate 1441–1783
- Spanish Empire 1492–1976
- Prussia (Brandenburg-Prussia) 1525–1947
- Habsburg Monarchy (Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary) 1526–1918
- French Colonial Empire 1534–1980
- Denmark–Norway 1537–1814
- Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire 1547–1917
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1795
- Dutch Republic and Dutch Colonial Empire 1581–1975
- British Empire 1583–1997
- Swedish Empire 1611–1721
- Belgium and the Belgian Congo 1830–1962
- Kingdom of Italy and Italian Republic since 1861
- German Empire and Germany since 1871
- Soviet Union (USSR) 1922–1991
- Russian Federation since 1991
Middle East & South Asia
- Sumerian city-states 3500–2004 BCE
- Indus Valley Civilisation 3300–1300 BCE
- Akkadian Empire 2334–2154 BCE
- Assyria 2025–609 BCE
- Babylonia 1894–539 BCE
- Hittite Empire 1650–1180 BCE
- Achaemenid Empire 550–330 BCE
- Maurya Empire 322–185 BCE
- Seleucid Empire 312–64 BCE
- Chola Empire 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Parthian Empire 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Kushan Empire 30–375
- Sasanian Empire 224–651
- Pallava dynasty 275–897
- Kalabhra dynasty 300–590
- Gupta Empire 320–550
- Umayyad Caliphate 661–750
- Abbasid Caliphate 750–1258
- Seljuk Empire and Sultanate of Rum 1037–1308
- Delhi Sultanate 1206–1526
- Ilkhanate 1256–1335
- Ottoman Empire 1299–1922
- Vijayanagara Empire 1336–1646
- Safavid Empire 1501–1736
- Mughal Empire 1526–1857
- Omani Empire (Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar) 1650–1964
- Maratha Empire (Maratha Confederacy) 1674–1818
- Saudi State (Diriyah, Nejd, Saudi Arabia) since 1727
- Iran from Nader Shah to the Pahlavis (Persia) 1736–1979
- Durrani Empire (Afghanistan) 1747–1823
- British India (Company Rule and the Raj) 1757–1947
- Sikh Empire 1799–1849
- Republic of Turkey since 1923
- Republic of India since 1947
- Pakistan since 1947
Northern & Central Asia
- Turkic Khaganate (Göktürks) 552–744
- Chagatai Khanate 1225–1680
- Golden Horde (Ulus of Jochi) 1242–1502
- Timurid Empire 1370–1507
- Kazakh Khanate 1465–1847
- Khanate and Emirate of Bukhara 1500–1920
East Asia
- Shang dynasty 1600–1046 BCE
- Zhou dynasty 1046–256 BCE
- Qin dynasty 221–206 BCE
- Xiongnu Empire 209 BCE – 216 CE
- Han dynasty 202 BCE – 220 CE
- Imperial Japan (Yamato to Kamakura) 250–1333
- Sui dynasty 581–618
- Tibetan Empire 618–842
- Tang dynasty 618–907
- Goryeo 918–1392
- Song dynasty 960–1279
- Mongol Empire 1206–1368
- Yuan dynasty 1271–1368
- Ming dynasty 1368–1644
- Joseon 1392–1897
- Tokugawa Shogunate 1603–1868
- Qing Empire 1636–1912
- Empire of Japan 1868–1947
- Mongolia (Bogd Khanate and Mongolian People's Republic) since 1911
- Republic of China since 1912
- People's Republic of China since 1949
Southeast Asia
- Srivijaya 670–1377
- Khmer Empire 802–1431
- Pagan Kingdom 849–1297
- Đại Việt 968–1804
- Majapahit 1293–1527
- Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351–1767
- Malacca Sultanate 1400–1511
- Toungoo Empire (Burma) 1510–1752
- Konbaung Burma 1752–1885
- Rattanakosin Siam (Thailand) since 1782
- Republic of Indonesia since 1945
Northern North America
- Thule culture 1000–1600
- Canada since 1867
Southern North America
- Maya civilisation 2000 BCE – 1697 CE
- Olmec civilisation 1600–400 BCE
- Teotihuacan 100 BCE – 550 CE
- Aztec Empire (Triple Alliance) 1428–1521
- United States of America since 1776
- Haiti since 1804
- Mexico since 1821
Northern South America
- Tiwanaku 500–1000
- Wari Empire 600–1000
- Chimú Empire (Chimor) 900–1470
- Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) 1438–1533
- Gran Colombia 1819–1831
- Empire of Brazil and Brazil since 1822
Southern Cone
- Argentina since 1816
Australasia & Oceania
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire 950–1865
- Kingdom of Hawaii 1795–1893
- New Zealand since 1840
- Commonwealth of Australia since 1901
Other
- First French Empire (Napoleonic) 1805–1814