British Empire

overseas possessions of England and later the United Kingdom (1607–1997)
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British Empire

Summary

British Empire is a colonial empire[1]. It draws 39,485 Wikipedia views per month (colonial_empire category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Empire is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[3].
  • British Empire is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[4].
  • British Empire is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • British Empire is in the country of Kingdom of England[6].
  • British Empire is on the continent of Africa[7].
  • British Empire is on the continent of Americas[8].
  • British Empire is on the continent of Asia[9].
  • British Empire is on the continent of Europe[10].
  • British Empire is on the continent of Insular Oceania[11].
  • British Empire is on the continent of Australian continent[12].
  • British Empire's instance of is recorded as colonial empire[13].
  • British Empire's capital is recorded as London[14].
  • British Empire's official language is recorded as English[15].
  • British Empire's currency is recorded as pound sterling[16].
  • British Empire's shares border with is recorded as Russian Empire[17].
  • British Empire's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[18].
  • British Empire's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[19].
  • British Empire's flag is recorded as Union Jack[20].
  • British Empire's coat of arms is recorded as royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom[21].
  • British Empire's Commons category is recorded as British Empire[22].
  • British Empire comprises Colony of Trinidad[23].
  • 1583 marks the founding of British Empire[24].
  • British Empire was dissolved in 1997[25].
  • British Empire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.507222, 'lon': -0.1275}[26].
  • British Empire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Empire[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kingdom of Great Britain[3], a sovereign state[28], in Kingdom of Great Britain[29], founded in 1707[30]; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[4], a sovereign state[31], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[32], founded in 1801[33]; United Kingdom[5], a sovereign state[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1927[36]; and Kingdom of England[6], a sovereign state[37], in Kingdom of England[38], founded in 0927[39]. Continents include Africa[7], Americas[8], Asia[9], Europe[10], Insular Oceania[11], and Australian continent[12].

Physical Characteristics

British Empire covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37200000'}[40]. It has a population of {'amount': '+680000000'}[41].

Designation and Status

British Empire's instance of is recorded as colonial empire[13].

History and Context

1583 marks the founding of British Empire[24].

Why It Matters

British Empire draws 39,485 Wikipedia views per month (colonial_empire category, ranking #1 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [41] . wikidata.org.
  27. [40] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved
    Topic's main category Category:British Empire
    Category of associated people Category:People from the British Empire
    Basic form of government constitutional monarchy
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538414305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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