British Empire

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colonial empire historical empire

The British Empire was a vast global colonial empire dominated by Britain that, at its height, controlled territories on every inhabited continent and profoundly shaped modern political, economic, and cultural history.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
British Empire canonical	1,538
British North America	3
British colonial empire	3
British Empire (historically)	2
British Empire in Asia	2
British Empire sphere of influence	2
English colonial empire	2
British America	1
British Empire (as ally of Tecumseh after 1812)	1
British Empire (colonial period)	1
British Empire (supporting role)	1
British Empire in India	1
British Empire in World War I	1
British Empire in the Caribbean	1
British Empire in the War of 1812	1
British Empire markets	1
British imperial government	1
British_Empire	1
Great Britain (colonial authority)	1
Indian Empire	1
United Kingdom and former British Empire / Commonwealth	1
the British Empire	1
ব্রিটিশ রাজ	1

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial empire ⓘ historical empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	British Empire ⓘ surface form: British colonial empire
areaAtPeak	about 35,500,000 square kilometres ⓘ
capital	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
coloniser	Australia ⓘ Barbados ⓘ Burma (until 1937) ⓘ surface form: Burma Canada ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Fiji ⓘ Hong Kong, China ⓘ surface form: Hong Kong India ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ Kenya ⓘ British Malaya ⓘ surface form: Malaya New Zealand ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ State of Palestine ⓘ surface form: Palestine Singapore ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Sudan ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ Antarctica ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalLegacy	Westminster system ⓘ cricket ⓘ global spread of English language ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ railway networks ⓘ
currency	Pound sterling ⓘ
dissolution	20th century ⓘ
economicSystem	capitalism ⓘ mercantilism ⓘ
finalMajorColonyTransfer	handover of Hong Kong in 1997 ⓘ
hasPart	Colony of Aden ⓘ surface form: Aden Colony Burma (until 1937) ⓘ surface form: British Burma Kenya ⓘ surface form: British East Africa Egypt ⓘ surface form: British Egypt British Guiana ⓘ Hong Kong, China ⓘ surface form: British Hong Kong British Malaya ⓘ British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ surface form: British Mandate of Palestine Nigeria ⓘ surface form: British Nigeria British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj Somalia ⓘ surface form: British Somaliland British West Indies ⓘ British Ceylon ⓘ surface form: Ceylon under British rule Australia ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Australia Dominion of Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ surface form: Dominion of New Zealand Straits Settlements ⓘ South Africa ⓘ surface form: Union of South Africa
headOfState	British monarch ⓘ
inception	16th century ⓘ
involvedIn	Atlantic slave trade ⓘ triangular trade ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalLegacy	common law ⓘ
majorCompany	British East India Company ⓘ surface form: East India Company Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ Royal African Company ⓘ
metropole	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
notableMonarch	Elizabeth II ⓘ George V ⓘ George VI ⓘ Queen Victoria ⓘ
peakPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
politicalSystem	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
populationAtPeak	over 400 million people ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ
significantEvent	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery American Revolutionary War ⓘ World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Scramble for Africa ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War Seven Years' War ⓘ decolonisation ⓘ
slogan	the empire on which the sun never sets ⓘ
successor	Commonwealth countries ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Nations

Referenced by (1,568)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Great Britain → wasPartOf → British Empire ⓘ

Massachusetts Bay Colony → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: British America

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → wasPartOf → British Empire ⓘ

Battle of El Alamein → belligerent → British Empire ⓘ

Burning of Washington → attacker → British Empire ⓘ

Boston Massacre → hasCountry → British Empire ⓘ

Second Boer War → belligerent → British Empire ⓘ

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples → focusesOn → British Empire ⓘ

Union Flag → associatedWith → British Empire ⓘ

British India → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

British West Indies → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

Province of Quebec → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: British North America

Universities Bureau of the British Empire → operatedIn → British Empire ⓘ

Commonwealth countries → sharesHistoryWith → British Empire ⓘ

Ottawa Agreements → appliesTo → British Empire ⓘ

England → historicalEmpireCenter → British Empire ⓘ

Province of New Jersey → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: British North America

Cape Colony → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

The Life of George Washington → setting → British Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: British North America

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) → overthrownBy → British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Mughal Empire

Bombay Presidency → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

Andaman and Nicobar Islands → colonialPower → British Empire ⓘ

Aden (until 1937, administratively linked) → controlledBy → British Empire ⓘ

Slavery Abolition Act 1833 → jurisdiction → British Empire ⓘ

Colonial Office → jurisdiction → British Empire ⓘ

Claude Auchinleck → allegiance → British Empire ⓘ

Province of North Carolina → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

British Empire → alsoKnownAs → British Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: British colonial empire

Age of Sail → notablePower → British Empire ⓘ

The New World → mainSubject → British Empire ⓘ

The Age of Revolution → geographicFocus → British Empire ⓘ

Indian independence movement → opponent → British Empire ⓘ

Mary of Teck → associatedWith → British Empire ⓘ

Patriot (American Revolution) → opposedTo → British Empire ⓘ

Borneo territories of the British Empire → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

Coat of arms of Bermuda → associatedWith → British Empire ⓘ

Siege of Havana (1762) → belligerent → British Empire ⓘ

Emperor of India → country → British Empire ⓘ

Bengal → colonialPower → British Empire ⓘ

Madras Presidency → colonialPower → British Empire ⓘ

Sind → colonizedBy → British Empire ⓘ

Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

Great Trek → opposedBy → British Empire ⓘ

Board of Admiralty → appliesToJurisdiction → British Empire ⓘ

Malayan Emergency → opponent → British Empire ⓘ

British Malaya → locatedIn → British Empire ⓘ

British Malaya → partOf → British Empire ⓘ

Loyalist militias → allegiance → British Empire ⓘ