Imperyong Britaniko

British Empire
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Areas of the world that were part of the British Empire with current British Overseas Territories underlined in red. Mandates and protected states are shown in a lighter shade.

An Imperyong Britaniko kompwesto an dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, asin iba pang territories pinamayuhan o pigpapamahalaan kan United Kingdom asin an saiyang predecessor states. Nagpoon iyan sa overseas possessions asin trading posts inistabilisar kan England kaidtong huring ika-16 asin amay na ika-17 na siglo. Sa saiyang kalangkawan kaidtong ika-19 asin amay na ika-20 na siglo, iyo iyan an huring pinakadakulang imperyo sa kasaysayan asin, sa laog kan siglo, iyo iyan an foremost global power.^[1] Kaidtong 1913, an Imperyong Britaniko held sway over 412 million people, 23 per cent kan populasyon sa kinaban sa panahon,^[2] and by 1920, it covered 35.5 million km² (13.7 million sq mi),^[3] 24 per cent of the Earth's total land area. Bilang resulta, an saiyang konstitusyonal, legal, linguistic, asin cultural na legasiya nakalakop. Sa tuktok kan saiyang poder, ilinadawan iyan bilang "the empire on which the sun never sets", huli ta an saldang pirming nagkikintab sa kisera saro sa saiyang mga teritoryo.^[4]

1. ↑ Ferguson 2004b.
2. ↑ Maddison 2001, p. 97: "The total population of the Empire was 412 million [in 1913]"; Maddison 2001, pp. 241: "[World population in 1913 (in thousands):] 1 791 020".
3. ↑ Taagepera, p. 502.
4. ↑ Jackson, pp. 5–6.