Overseas empires

The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centered in modern-day Turkey. It also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

overseas possessions of England and later the United Kingdom (1607–1997)

colonial empire governed by Spain between 1492 and 1976

global empire centered in Portugal (1415–1999)

Catholic lay religious order

set of territories that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s

overseas territories controlled by the Dutch Republic and the Netherlands

colonial empire of Germany

colonial policies undertaken by the Kingdom of Italy (1882-1946)

1536–1953 colonies of Denmark–Norway and Denmark

overseas possessions of Belgium (1841–1962)

US government policies aimed at extending American political, economic, and cultural control

entire area (or realm) in which the monarch of New Zealand is head of state

former country

overseas possessions of a nation-state, usually a product of the European Age of Exploration

type of trading post

overview of colonial possessions of Sweden

former Kingdom from 872 to 1397

maritime and overseas territories of the Republic of Venice

colonisation efforts of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

period from 1732 to 1867, when the Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast of America

Taiwan's dynasty history

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Omani maritime empire (1696–1856)

colonial attempts by the Austrian and later Austrian-Hungarian Empires

overseas territories that were colonised, conquered, or otherwise acquired by the former Kingdom of England

Japanese territorial conquests (1895–1945)

failed attempts of the Kingdom of Scotland to colonize the Americas, and ethnically Scottish settlements in British colonies

sinhalese kingdom in present-day Sri Lanka (1055-1232)

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medieval naval raids

Genoese territories around the Mediterranean and Black seas

spheres of influence of an empire arising without formal annexation

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form of government of the Spain of the Austrias