Americas

7 empires

Aztec Empire

1428-1521220,000

Built Tenochtitlan on an island in a lake, population 200,000, larger than any European city. Practi...

Inca Empire

1438-15332

The largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Built 40,000 km of roads through the Andes. Never inven...

Wari Empire

c. 600-1000 ADVariable

A Middle Horizon civilization in the Andes with its capital near modern Ayacucho in Peru. The Wari b...

Kingdom of Chimor

c. 900-1470Variable

A kingdom on the north coast of Peru, home of the Chimu culture. Its capital Chan Chan was the large...

Tarascan State

c. 1300-1530Variable

A Purepecha state in western Mexico centered on Lake Patzcuaro and the capital Tzintzuntzan. It was ...

Empire of Brazil

1822-18898.3

Formed when Dom Pedro, son of the Portuguese king, declared Brazilian independence in 1822. Under hi...

First Mexican Empire

1821-1823Variable

The first independent Mexican state after the end of Spanish rule. Agustin de Iturbide, who had nego...