- Egyptian Empire (c. 3100-332 BC)
- Akkadian Empire (c. 2334-2154 BC)
- Neo-Assyrian Empire (c. 911-612 BC)
- Persian Empire (c. 559-330 BC)
- Roman Empire (c. 27 BC-476 AD)
Medieval Empires:
- Byzantine Empire (c. 330-1453 AD)
- Rashidun Caliphate (c. 632-661 AD)
- Umayyad Caliphate (c. 661-750 AD)
- Abbasid Caliphate (c. 750-1258 AD)
- Mongol Empire (c. 1206-1368 AD)
Early Modern Empires:
- Ottoman Empire (c. 1299-1922 AD)
- Safavid Empire (c. 1501-1736 AD)
- Mughal Empire (c. 1526-1857 AD)
- Spanish Empire (c. 1492-1975 AD)
- Portuguese Empire (c. 1415-1999 AD)
Modern Empires:
- British Empire (c. 1497-1997 AD)
- French Empire (c. 16th century-1962 AD)
- Russian Empire (c. 1721-1917 AD)
- German Empire (c. 1871-1918 AD)
- Japanese Empire (c. 1868-1945 AD)
