Top 10 Most Important Empires In World History

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10. The Mayan Empire (ca. 2000 BCE-1540 CE)
9. The French Empire (1534-1962)
8. The Spanish Empire (1492-1976)
7. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
6. The Umayyad Caliphate (661-750)
5. The Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BCE)
4. The Ottoman Empire (1299-1922)
3. The Mongol Empire (1206-1368)
2. The British Empire (1603 to 1997)
1. The Roman Empire (27 BCE to 1453)

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