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Which is the oldest country in the world? Japan is the oldest country in the world. The Japanese Emperor who ascended the throne in 660 BCE was apparently the descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.

The Mauryan EmpireThe Mauryan Empire was the first pan-Indian empire. It covered most of the Indian region and was founded around 321 B.C.E.

Humankind, however, brought forth seven mighty World Empires: Proud Egypt, cruel Assyria, the “golden, silver and bronze” Empires of Babylonia, Persia and Greece (Book of Daniel) and, in recent times, the Empires of the Romans and the Arabs.

Officially, there are no empires now, only 190-plus nation-states. Yet the ghosts of empires past continue to stalk the Earth.

An empire is an aggregate of many separate states or territories under a supreme ruler or oligarchy. This is in contrast to a federation, which is an extensive state voluntarily composed of autonomous states and peoples. An empire is a large polity which rules over territories outside of its original borders.

The Roman Empire is the longest-lasting empire in all of recorded history. It dates back to 27 BC and endured for over 1000 years.

the Mauryan dynastyChandragupta Maurya established the Mauryan dynasty which is the largest empire in Indian history. King Ashoka is considered to be one of the greates ruler of India.

In a sense, the end of World War II saw the rise of what we might call the Soviet Empire. Some people call it the world’s last real empire. The Soviet Union was so huge in its area, its population, its resources, and armed power that it dwarfed the rest of Eastern Europe.