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The largest Earth empire encompassed by a single nation was the [[British Empire]], the empire of the [[United Kingdom]] which spread across the [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'', ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'', ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'') By [[1850]], it was considered the most powerful empire in Earth's history up to that point. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: The Assassination Games (audio story)|1963: The Assassination Games]]'') The nation of [[Japan]] also had it's own [[Japanese Empire|empire]], which was the prominent power in [[Asia]] during the first half of the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'') The Empire's ultimate aim was to unite Asia under the [[Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') The Japanese and British Empires fought against each other during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. While Japan initially succeeded in taking Britain's [[Colony|colonies]] in [[Singapore]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Forsaken (audio story)|The Forsaken]]'') and [[Burma]] into it's own empire, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') Britain (serving as part of the [[Allies (World War II)|Allied powers]]) ultimately proved victorious in the conflict. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic of the Angels (novel)|Magic of the Angels]]'') | The largest Earth empire encompassed by a single nation was the [[British Empire]], the empire of the [[United Kingdom]] which spread across the [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'', ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'', ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'') By [[1850]], it was considered the most powerful empire in Earth's history up to that point. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: The Assassination Games (audio story)|1963: The Assassination Games]]'') The nation of [[Japan]] also had it's own [[Japanese Empire|empire]], which was the prominent power in [[Asia]] during the first half of the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'') The Empire's ultimate aim was to unite Asia under the [[Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') The Japanese and British Empires fought against each other during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. While Japan initially succeeded in taking Britain's [[Colony|colonies]] in [[Singapore]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Forsaken (audio story)|The Forsaken]]'') and [[Burma]] into it's own empire, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') Britain (serving as part of the [[Allies (World War II)|Allied powers]]) ultimately proved victorious in the conflict. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic of the Angels (novel)|Magic of the Angels]]'') | ||
Humanity also grew to eventually have galactic empires. While the date is uncertain, the first official [[Earth Empire]] formed in either [[2501]] by [[EarthGov]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside (novel)|The Monsters Inside]]'') or [[26th century|2530s]], by the [[Earth Federation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]'') By around the year [[4000]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') the Earth Empire's successor, the [[First Great and Bountiful Human Empire]] came into being ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lost Flame (audio story)|The Lost Flame]]'') In the [[42nd century]], the [[Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire]] had influence in the [[Tri-Galactic]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') Humanity later developed the [[Third Great and Bountiful Human Empire]], which | Humanity also grew to eventually have galactic empires. While the date is uncertain, the first official [[Earth Empire]] formed in either [[2501]] by [[EarthGov]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside (novel)|The Monsters Inside]]'') or [[26th century|2530s]], by the [[Earth Federation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]'') By around the year [[4000]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') the Earth Empire's successor, the [[First Great and Bountiful Human Empire]] came into being. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lost Flame (audio story)|The Lost Flame]]'') In the [[42nd century]], the [[Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire]] had influence in the [[Tri-Galactic]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') Humanity later developed the [[Third Great and Bountiful Human Empire]], which the [[Eleventh Doctor]] described as "neither great, nor bountiful, nor overwhelmingly human". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Fairytale Life (comic story)|A Fairytale Life]]'') They also had a [[Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire]] that was manipulated by the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'', ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') By the year [[5000000000]], the [[New Earth Empire]] (the official successor to the original Earth Empire) was created and governed by [[human]]s across the Earth. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Agent Provocateur (comic story)|Agent Provocateur]]'') | ||
Humanity was also once directly controlled by another alien force, {{Simm}}, who formed the [[New Time Lord Empire]], with the [[Toclafane]] acting as his army to rule over | Humanity was also once directly controlled by another alien force, {{Simm}}, who formed the [[New Time Lord Empire]], with the [[Toclafane]] acting as his army to rule over Earth during [[the Year That Never Was]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
Earth's empires also did battle with other alien races. One notable example is the [[Draconian Empire]] which was the interstellar empire of the [[Draconian]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') The Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire also fought and lost against the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') Emperor [[Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI]], Defender of Humanity and Imperator of Known Space, led his human empire in battle against the [[Cyberiad]], a Cyberman empire. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') In [[1881]], soldiers from the British Empire (serving under [[Queen]] [[Victoria]], [[Empress]] of [[India]]) fought against the [[Ice Queen]] [[Iraxxa]] on [[Mars]], where she attempted to revive her empire of [[Ice Warrior]]s. The conflict ended with the humans and Ice Warriors forming an alliance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'') | Earth's empires also did battle with other alien races. One notable example is the [[Draconian Empire]] which was the interstellar empire of the [[Draconian]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') The Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire also fought and lost against the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') Emperor [[Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI]], Defender of Humanity and Imperator of Known Space, led his human empire in battle against the [[Cyberiad]], a Cyberman empire. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') In [[1881]], soldiers from the British Empire (serving under [[Queen]] [[Victoria]], [[Empress]] of [[India]]) fought against the [[Ice Queen]] [[Iraxxa]] on [[Mars]], where she attempted to revive her empire of [[Ice Warrior]]s. The conflict ended with the humans and Ice Warriors forming an alliance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'') | ||
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Species beyond earth also created their own empires. | Species beyond earth also created their own empires. | ||
The [[Dalek]]s had their own [[Dalek Empire]] | The [[Dalek]]s had their own [[Dalek Empire]] spanning throughout time and space. It served and died in the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') After the war, [[Davros]] created a [[New Dalek Empire]], which was eventually slaughtered by the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | ||
The [[Sontaran]]s had their own [[Sontaran Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') They held a deep rivalry with the Rutans, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'') who had their [[Rutan Empire]], the [[hive mind]]ed empire of the [[Rutan Host]], ruled by the [[Rutan Queen]]. | The [[Sontaran]]s had their own [[Sontaran Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') They held a deep rivalry with the Rutans, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'') who had their [[Rutan Empire]], the [[hive mind]]ed empire of the [[Rutan Host]], ruled by the [[Rutan Queen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'') | ||
The [[ | The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] had their own [[Cyber-Force]], the overarching collaboration of their forces. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | ||
The [[Logistomancer]] ruled over [[A32K]], a cold empire of logic, for ten thousand years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | The [[Logistomancer]] ruled over [[A32K]], a cold empire of logic, for ten thousand years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | ||
The empire of the [[Chelonian]] race of [[Chelonia]] was called the [[Chelonian Empire]]. | The empire of the [[Chelonian]] race of [[Chelonia]] was called the [[Chelonian Empire]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Well-Mannered War (novel)|The Well-Mannered War]]'') | ||
The [[Levithia]] was one of several planets aligned in the [[Cyrrhenic Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') | The [[Levithia]] was one of several planets aligned in the [[Cyrrhenic Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') | ||
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The [[Fledgling Empires]] was one of the earliest interstellar empires in the universe during the [[Dark Times]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | The [[Fledgling Empires]] was one of the earliest interstellar empires in the universe during the [[Dark Times]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
The [[Gubbage Cone Empire]] was the empire of the [[Gubbage Cone]]s. | The [[Gubbage Cone Empire]] was the empire of the [[Gubbage Cone]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'') | ||
The original empire from the [[planet]] [[Manussa (planet)|Manussa]] was the [[Manussan Empire]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Snakedance (novelisation)|Snakedance]]'') | The original empire from the [[planet]] [[Manussa (planet)|Manussa]] was the [[Manussan Empire]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Snakedance (novelisation)|Snakedance]]'') |