The greatest European powers included Rome, Holy Roman Empire, France, and the Byzantine Empire.
The two basic criteria are: Emperor & Empire.
Which empire?The Diocletian
"Empire-building".
The biggest Empire in the world was the British Empire, it was the biggest Empire the world has ever seen by far! It stretched right around the globe and a saying was born "the sun never sets on the British empire" because a part of the empire was always in daylight. Here is a map of the world, bits marked red was under British rule: http://northbritain.files.wordpress.com/2008/10british-empire-1920.jpg AS a matter of fact the mongolian empire was the biggest ever seen It was ruled by chinggis khan. And it was 4 times the roman empire at its peak. However, when chinggis khan died, the empire shrunk a lot. The empire is the size of Europe and china together!
Africa, near the city-state of Mali
The capital of the Songhay Empire is Gao.
The Songhay Empire was located in West Africa from about 1340 to 1590, named after the predominant ethnic group of the region.
not central.....
The first large city in the Songhay Empire was Gao, located along the Niger River. It served as the capital and center of trade during the peak of the empire's power in the 15th and 16th centuries.
It was BIG
The Mali Empire in the fifteenth centry.
Songhay
Africa, near the city-state of Mali
The Songhai Empire was located in West Africa, primarily in the region that is now modern-day Mali and Niger.
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