imperial war

C2457 concept

Imperial war is a large-scale, often expansionist conflict waged by an empire to acquire, control, or maintain dominance over territories, peoples, or resources beyond its original borders.

Observed surface forms (10)

  • early modern conflict ×9
  • war of conquest ×2
  • Anglo-Burmese War ×1
  • Anglo-Mysore War ×1
  • Ottoman–Habsburg war ×1
  • Roman war ×1
  • Roman–Parthian War ×1
  • Soviet–Japanese border war ×1
  • imperial conquest ×1
  • military conflict between Britain and Spain ×1

Instances (20)