Soviet Empire (3698 bytes)
1: ...denounced the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] as an "[[evil empire]]" in a [[1982]] speech to the [[United Kingdom H...
4: ...n [[imperialist]]ic tendencies common to historic empires:
9: ...me of the foreign policy of the Tsarist [[Russian Empire]] that it replaced.
11: ==The Soviet sphere of influence==
12: At the height of its existence, the "Soviet Empire" consisted of the following nations:

Names in Russian Empire, Soviet Union and CIS countries (6424 bytes)
29: ...an example, the patronymic name of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] leader [[Nikita Khrushchev|Nikita Sergeyevich K...
31: ...dia]], the respected persons (e.g. leaders of the Soviet Union and Russia) are sometimes mentioned using t...
39: ... Asian or [[Caucasian]] republics of the former [[Soviet Union]], especially if a person is a permanent re...
50: == Exceptions for some post-Soviet countries ==

Second Empire (2135 bytes)
1: ...f [[Napoleon III of France]], see [[Second French Empire]].''
3: ... While a distinct style unto itself, some Second Empire styling cues, such as [[quoins]], have an indirec...
5: In The [[United States]], the Second Empire style usually combined a rectangular tower, or si...
7: Floor plans for Second Empire residences could either be symmetrical, which pla...
9: ... of [[The Pentagon]] in the [[1940s]], the Second Empire-styled Ohio State Asylum for the Insane in [[Colu...

Empire (13853 bytes)
1: :''For alternative meanings, see [[Empire (disambiguation)]]''
3: ...ire | Athenian]] and [[British Empire | British]] empires provide examples), may feature looser structures...
5: Compare the concept of "empire" with that of a [[federation]], where a large, mu...
7: ...luence | spheres of influence]], and also compare empires with [[superpower]]s.
8: ...t|370px|Ethnicities within the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]], from William R. Shepherd, ''Historical Atlas''...

Soviet (689 bytes)
1: There are two main meanings to the word '''soviet''':
3: ...p to the [[Supreme Soviet]] governing the whole [[Soviet Union|USSR]].
5: ...cs and another noun, Soviet, means citizen of the Soviet Union.

Kushan Empire (10094 bytes)
1: ...age:GBAMap.jpg|thumb|200px|Boundary of the Kushan empire, c. [[150]]]]
3: ...] and down into the [[Ganges river]] valley. The empire was created by [[Tocharians]] from modern [[Xinji...
10: ==A multi-cultural Empire==
20: ...ffered a strong setback, as a large part of their empire was invaded by the [[Parthians]]. The Parthian le...
38: ...the middle of the [[2nd century]], the [[Kushan]] empire under king [[Kanishka]] expanded into Central Asi...

Maratha empire (5577 bytes)
2: The '''Maratha Empire''', (also spelled ''Mahratta''), also called the ...
6: ...bad state|Hyderabad]] from the rest of the Mughal empire. [[Malwa]] was ceded to the Marathas by the Mugha...
8: ...of Delhi, and encouraged the fragmentation of the empire. Even today the phrase 'meet your Panipat' in Mar...
10: ...aja recognizing his independence from the Maratha empire in return for his acknowledgement of British sove...
12: The name of the empire is today preserved in the Indian [[states and ter...

Robots and Empire (2360 bytes)
1: '''Robots and Empire''' is a [[1985]] [[science fiction]] [[novel]] wr...
5: ... a human-only [[Galactic Empire (Asimov)|Galactic Empire]].

Empire of Nicaea (5054 bytes)
1: ...e states founded by refugees from the [[Byzantine Empire]] after [[Constantinople]] was conquered during t...
7: ...position to attempt to re-establish the Byzantine Empire. Theodore Lascaris was not immediately successful...
9: ...ars, as the Byzantine successor states, the Latin Empire, the [[Bulgaria]]ns, and the [[Seljuk Turks|Selju...
13: ... defeated the Bulgarians and surrounded the Latin Empire. Unfortunately, as he continued to take land from...
19: ...mperor a few weeks later, restoring the Byzantine Empire.

Foundation and Empire (3131 bytes)
1: ...d empire cover.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Foundation and Empire]]
3: '''Foundation and Empire''' is a novel written by [[Isaac Asimov]] in [[19...
8: ...ion]]. They are led by General [[Bel Riose]]. The Empire, despite its decay, far outclasses the Foundation...
17: ...reign over the Foundation and the rest of his new empire.

Korean Empire (1434 bytes)
2: ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Korean Empire
18: The '''Korean Empire''' existed from [[1897]] to [[1910]].
20: ...gnized in 1895. Contrary to its title, the Korean Empire remained weak and the international community did...

Munhumutapa Empire (320 bytes)
1: '''Mhunhumutapa''' or '''Monomotapa''' Empire was a medieval kingdom (reaching a peak around th...

Empire of the Sun (1013 bytes)
1: [[Image:Empire of the Sun DVD.jpg|thumb|right|Empire of the Sun DVD]]
3: '''''Empire of the Sun''''' is a [[1984]] novel by [[J. G. Ba...

Mexican Empire (3814 bytes)
1: ...led by an [[Emperor]]. (For the [[Pre-Columbian]] empires of [[Mesoamerica]] in the territory of modern-da...
3: ==First Mexican Empire==
5: The '''First Mexican [[Empire]]''' was short lived, lasting only eight months f...
9: ...umb|right|250px|Coat of Arms of the First Mexican Empire]]
23: ==Second Mexican Empire==

The Brittas Empire (6246 bytes)
1: '''''The Brittas Empire''''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] television ...
137: * [http://www.sitcom.co.uk/brittas_empire/ British Sitcom Guide]
138: ...b/brittasempirethe_7771020.shtml Official Brittas Empire page on BBC website]
140: [[Category:British television sitcoms|Brittas Empire, The]]
141: [[Category:BBC television programmes|Brittas Empire, The]]

Jolof Empire (327 bytes)
1: The '''Jolof Empire''' ruled various parts of [[Senegal]].
5: *1200 Jolof "empire" founded.
6: *1875–1890 Annexed to empire of [[Ahmadu Shaykhu]].

Terran Empire (2116 bytes)
1: ...g less-advanced societies, the Prime Order of the Empire is to allow no resistance to its wishes to go unp...
3: ...ns — daggers and phasers. The symbol of the Empire is a stylized [[Earth]] with a sword behind it, t...
5: The Empire is stated to be unstable in the episode in which ...

Empire (disambiguation) (1385 bytes)
1: *'''[[Empire]]''' is a large, multi-ethnic state, whose polit...
5: ... [[Bill Gates]] could be said to have a "Software Empire."
6: *'''[[Empire (computer game)|Empire]]''' is the name of several different [[computer ...
7: * '''Empire''' is an early [[19th century]] style of architec...
8: *'''[http://www.infoshop.org/texts/empire.pdf Empire]''' is an influential Marxist text on [[geopoliti...

Hydraulic empire (3402 bytes)
3: ...s a ''hydraulic despotism'' or a ''water monopoly empire'') arises through the need for flood control and ...
9: ...srael]]i author [[E. G. Ban]] used the "hydraulic empire" theory to explain the hostility between the Midd...
11: ...and Peru, were hydraulic empires. Most hydraulic empires existed in [[desert]] regions, but imperial [[Ch...
15: ...f hydraulic empires - historically, many of these empires revered their rulers as [[god]]s.
17: ...ld differ very little from the old one. Hydraulic empires were only ever destroyed by foreign conquerors.

Empire lite (576 bytes)
1: An [[empire]] is commonly known as a political system ruled b...
3: '''"Empire lite"''' is different from empire in that political domination is not achieved thro...
5: ...xpounded upon in [[Michael Ignatieff]]'s novel "[[Empire Lite]]".

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