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* Mongol Empire (1206 CE - 1368 CE) | * Mongol Empire (1206 CE - 1368 CE) | ||
* Ottoman Empire (1566 CE - 1789 CE) | * Ottoman Empire (1566 CE - 1789 CE) | ||
* Spanish Empire (the first global empire in world history, | * Spanish Empire (1492 CE - 1810 CE, it was the first global empire in world history<ref>Thomas, Hugh (August 11, 2015). World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire. Random House. pp. 496 pages. ISBN 0812998111.</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empire</ref>) | ||
* Mughal Empire (1526 CE - 1857 CE) | * Mughal Empire (1526 CE - 1857 CE) | ||
* British Empire (1583 CE - 1913 CE) | * British Empire (1583 CE - 1913 CE) | ||
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=== Superpowers === | === Superpowers === | ||
A Superpower is a state with a dominant position, which is characterized by its extensive ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale. They are the preeminent powers among the great powers. After World War 2, the United States of America and the Soviet Union were the remaining superpowers.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpower</ref> Soviet Union's communist regime dissolved | A Superpower is a state with a dominant position, which is characterized by its extensive ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale. They are the preeminent powers among the great powers. After World War 2, the United States of America and the Soviet Union were the remaining superpowers.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpower</ref> Soviet Union's communist regime dissolved in January 1992 which freed many countries. | ||
In the future the United States of America evolved as the [[United States of the Americas]] which comprised North and South-America. Eventually, all remaining countries on Earth joined it and it became the [[Federation]] with the Federation Accord in 2242.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5597abc79657bab1445913c2 The Founding of the Federation - GalNet]</ref> This consolidated all political power on Earth as the world government.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_government</ref> In the centuries thereafter the Federation expanded as a [[:Category:Galactic Superpower|galactic superpower]] that governs many [[Star Systems|star systems]]. | In the future the United States of America evolved as the [[United States of the Americas]] which comprised North and South-America. Eventually, all remaining countries on Earth joined it and it became the [[Federation]] with the Federation Accord in 2242.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5597abc79657bab1445913c2 The Founding of the Federation - GalNet]</ref> This consolidated all political power on Earth as the world government.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_government</ref> In the centuries thereafter the Federation expanded as a [[:Category:Galactic Superpower|galactic superpower]] that governs many [[Star Systems|star systems]]. | ||