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Greek Empire 323 BC.
Roman Empire 117 AD.
Byzantine Empire in the 500s.
Mongol Empire in 1279.
Spanish Empire in 1600
Swedish Empire 1600s.
This map be including their areas of influence. However, it is inaccurate. This is a better representation - http://imgur.com/mTPy5iC. Sorry for any confusion.
French controlled colonies of the last 300 years.
Russian Empire between 1721-1917.
Portuguese Empire 1778.
This was labelled the British Empire in the 1700s - 1800s. But it is not. It is a what if map had England defeated the Colonies in the American Revolution. Sorry for the confusion.
Ottoman Empire 1830.
The Dutch Empire.
Dark green areas were controlled by the Dutch West Indies Company; light green areas were controlled by the Dutch East India Company. In yellow the territories occupied later, during the 19th century.
British Empire in 1898.
Greater German Reich 1941-1942.
USA Controlled Areas 1867-1904.
t0mn8r
I almost upvoted...sorry about the confusion. :p
ZircZZ
We once had an empire....
thatmodeltankbuilder
Spain: England, look at what we have! England: hold my tea.
Icouri
Fucking England lol
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
The Soviet Union, including it's total sphere of influence, really ought to be included. We don't call that an "empire" today, but in terms
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
of actual control, compared to some of these, once upon a time Stalin was in charge of a big chunk of the world.
Zuit
Makes you proud to be British.
OobedoobScoobyDoobyBenubi
Seriously how the hell did the British conquer so much for such a small country?
Koga73
Their Navy
aedanman
The moon was left out of the last one.
malorn13
No one is allowed to own the moon
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
*wink
BluOwll
#10 just no. Pretty sure this is an alternate history map.
SpikeyPotatoes
Yeah, I don't remember the British controlling the Philippines and Indonesia.
Emperorofman
or spain controlling all of morocco
HairytheSheep
I always find it fascinating that the British, such a small island, took control of so much of the world
Begotten
And now it's controlled by people who have an even smaller country, hey-o!
Noob3rts
Imagine how pissed off Russia must have been now a days to remember how they sold Alaska.
SexyPalpatine
Alexander didn't had a Greek empire, he was macedonian but it's still accurate
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Actually from the Macedon region of Greece. Huge sort of conflict between Greece and Macedonia.
SexyPalpatine
I know that, but I have never seen it as Greek empire
EricReaume
The british empire is so damned impressive
SpikeyPotatoes
It was impressive but the map in this post is not accurate.
EricReaume
i mean even a more accurate map is just awe inspiring https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-b543608ffae5acae68de44e7e2795f24
DepressiousOverwhelmous
Heheh britain wins ????
somehapaguy
Yeah, there was no British America in the 1800's. Pretty sure some of these maps are off.
GeneralLunacy
Isn't the Portuguese one missing Goa and a little bit of Japan?
newjerseybuckeye
#10 is from alt history of the British Empire in the 1800's. Never lost the 13 colonies. Russian republic. Rump american republic.
HelloToe
American Republic? Republic of Sibr? Catholic Theocracy of Arizona? Socialist Central Asia? LOL WTF?
13thDukeofWybourne
Yeah that one was a bit confusing. "British Congo" wtf?
rouverius
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
DontTazeMeBrah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3dpghfRBHE
GulDukatja
As someone of Norwegian and LIthuanian heritage: fuckin' Swedes.
GodEmperorMasterOfMankind
Canughduh
Neat
Weelildragon
Its just a black page?
MariusKingOfSeaGulls
The Swedish one is wrong as fuck. Sweden has never had full control over Denmark nor Iceland. And not Norway, not in the 1600's. Not the 1/?
GuntherHunter15
What about you just
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dghammer
Found the Dane
MariusKingOfSeaGulls
Whole coast of the baltic, not the Murmansk and Arkengelsk region, not the three baltic countries, though a little of them, partly, etc. 2/2
schwagmeister
Keep being jealous bro.
DaFunOne
I corrected it. Was making the correction as you commented. I uploaded the wrong picture. Thanks.
BlueEyedBastard
@OP You might be thinking about the Kalmar Union (ca 1400-1500 AD) https://goo.gl/jaz4Nb
pineappleheadbutt
Philippines wasnt even colonized by the brits. Under spanish rule for 333yrs then sold to US for $20M in 1898.
dragsn042
There is no such thing as Alexander Greek empire. Alexander the Great was Macedonian, that's why it was called Alexander Macedon.
Vipersquadassassin3000
#10 Central America was not part of the British empire. This is inaccurate.
GravityMan45
Swedish empire map threw me off. With those maps I always think the grey parts are the oceans.
mygirlfriendlikesbirdssoifavouritebirds
Swedish empire is dead wrong though.
DaFunOne
I saw that before the comment. I uploaded the wrong picture. Corrected, thanks.
TheTitsOfThisGuy
Not if we make it right you know wut im sayin
mygirlfriendlikesbirdssoifavouritebirds
If by right you mean give back Skåne, Halland, and Blekinge (along with Norway) to the Danes, then absolutely, my friend! If not, bring it!
ScrotieMcpostagain
The Ottoman Empire was supposed to be bigger, but they kept stopping to put their feet up.
jwside
stormtrooper412
nah they just got rekt by a real life Gandalf, one crazy motherfucker called Jan Sobieski
kustomkirk
cheaplowqualitygifs
So you are saying it Otto be much larger? But they were lazy?
ScrotieMcpostagain
This comment deserves more points!
starfleet
https://www.youtube.com/v/4K9811LaivA?start=5&end=9
Starkregen
As a turkish take your upvote you glorious bastard
CmdrPuffler
Whoa, turks still have internet? What is Erdogan doing?!
AnatolianTiger
Turks*
2and900
No Japanese Empire, so dishonorable.
cravenus
kwagenknight
Sepukku!!
Puppydonkeybaby
That's what I was thinking!
EvilEmilyDrexelLelaKaldwin
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2and900
You are very honourable.
EvilEmilyDrexelLelaKaldwin
Had they not of attacked the USA, they would have single handedly conquered Asia (in time).
purpleader
"Greek" that's Macedonian and you know it
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Actually from what is now the Central Macedonia region of Greece.
purpleader
Which is highly contested to this day an is a source of great friction between Macedonia proper and the hellenites
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
It's pretty accepted he was born in Pella, present day Greece.
Ravenbreaker
Im shocked to be asking this as an America... I know Alaska is big, dont get me wrong. But is it actually THAT big? looks like 1/2 the US
Weelildragon
on maps pieces of land are overrepresented in size. Though: https://matadornetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/20100428-alaska.gif
Weelildragon
Alaska is still pretty big. 3 times the size of Texas?
Weelildragon
This is a cool map that doesnt distort the transition from globe to 2d image that much: (1/2)
Weelildragon
http://planetsave.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/470377main_globaltreecanopy_cutoutmap.jpg