Imperial is a term that is used to describe something that relates to an empire The term empire derives from the Latin imperium. Politically, an empire is a geographically extensive group of states and peoples united and ruled either by a monarch (emperor, empress) or an oligarchy. Geopolitically, the term empire has denoted very different, territorially-extreme states — at the strong end, the extensive Spanish Empire (16th, emperor An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the female equivalent. As a title, "empress" may indicate the wife of an emperor (empress consort) or a woman who rules in her own right (empress regnant). Emperors and empresses are generally recognized to be above, or the concept of imperialism Imperialism, as defined by The Dictionary of Human Geography, is "the creation and maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." Imperialism has been described as a primarily western concept that employs ".

Imperial may also refer to:

Places

Past imperial countries

• Persian Empire (disambiguation)
• Imperial China (disambiguation)
• Russian Empire The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia, and the predecessor of the Soviet Union. It was the second largest contiguous empire in world history, surpassed only by the Mongol Empire, and the third largest empire behind the British Empire and the Mongol or Imperial Russia
• German Empire The German Empire refers to Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871 to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of Wilhelm II (28 November 1918). Deutsches Reich remained the official name of Germany throughout the Weimar period and or Imperial Germany
• Habsburg Monarchy The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg (1278–1780), and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine (since 1780), between 1526 and 1867/1918. The capital was mainly Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was Prague. The monarchy from 1804 to 1867 is usually referred to or Imperial Austria
• Empire of Japan The Empire of Japan was a Japanese political entity that existed during the period from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until its defeat in World War II in 1945 or Imperial Japan
• Delian League The so-called Delian League was an association of 173 5th-century BC Greek city-states under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victory in the Battle of Plataea at the end of the Greco–Persian Wars. Founded in 478 BC, the League's modern name derives from its official meeting place, or Athenian Empire
• Austria–Hungary or Austro-Hungarian Empire
• British Empire The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom, that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a
• British Raj The British Raj is the name given to the period of British colonial rule in South Asia between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the dominion itself, and even the region under the rule. The region, commonly called India in contemporary usage, included areas directly administered by Britain, as well as the princely states ruled by individual
• Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire as it existed during the Middle Ages, centered on the capital of Constantinople, and ruled by the Byzantine emperors, direct successors to the ancient Roman emperors. It was called the Roman Empire and also Romania (Greek: Ῥωμανία, Rhōmanía) by its inhabitants and neighbours. As the distinction or Eastern Roman Empire
• Bulgarian Empire Bulgarian Empire is a term used to describe two periods in the medieval history of Bulgaria, during which it acted as a key regional power in Europe in general and in Southeastern Europe in particular, sometimes rivalling Byzantium. The two "Bulgarian Empires" are not treated as separate entities, but rather as one state restored after a
• Sassanian Empire The Sassanid Persian Empire (Persian: ساسانیان IPA: [sɒsɒnijɒn]) is the name of the last pre-Islamic Iranian empire. It was one of the two main powers in Western Asia for a period of more than 400 years. The Sassanid dynasty was founded by Ardashir I after defeating the last Parthian (Arsacid) king, Artabanus IV Ardavan) and ended when
• Dutch Empire The Dutch Empire consisted of the overseas territories controlled by the Netherlands from the 17th to the 20th century. The Dutch followed Portugal and Spain in establishing an overseas colonial empire, aided by their skills in shipping and trade and the surge of nationalism accompanying the struggle for independence from Spain. Alongside the
• New Kingdom The New Kingdom of Egypt, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt. The New Kingdom followed the Second Intermediate Period and was succeeded by the Third Intermediate Period. It was or Egyptian Empire
• French Empire (disambiguation)
• Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire (HRE; German: Heiliges Römisches Reich , Latin: Imperium Romanum Sacrum (IRS), Italian: Sacro Romano Impero (SRI)) was for about a millennium a realm in Central Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in
• Korean Empire The Greater Korean Empire was an empire of Korea that succeeded the Joseon Dynasty that had ruled the nation for 500 years
• Mexican Empire The Mexican Empire was the name of modern Mexico on two non-consecutive occasions in the 19th century when it was ruled by an emperor. With the Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821, Mexico became an independent monarchy, but was soon replaced with the First Mexican Republic. In turn, it reverted back into a monarchy
• Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire (Mongolian: Монголын Эзэнт Гүрэн , Mongolyn Ezent Güren or Их Mонгол улс, Ikh Mongol Uls) was an empire from the 13th and 14th century spanning from Eastern Europe across Asia. It is the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world. It emerged from the unification of Mongol and Turkic tribes
• Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was a regime that lasted from 1299 to 1923
• Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Empire , also known as the Persian Empire, was the successor state of the Median Empire, ruling over significant portions of what would become Greater Iran. The Persian and the Median Empire taken together are also known as the Medo-Persian Empire, which encompassed the combined territories of several earlier empires
• Portuguese Empire It was also the longest-lived of the modern European colonial empires, spanning almost six centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Macau in 1999
• Roman Empire The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is used to describe the Roman state during and after the time of the first emperor, Augustus
• Spanish Empire Territories of the Portuguese empire during the Iberian Union . Territories lost before or due to the Treaties of Utrecht-Baden (1713–1714). Territories lost before or during the Spanish American wars of independence (1811–1828). Territories lost following the Spanish-American War (1898–1899). Territories granted independence during the

In Africa

• Impérial, Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire , (officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire), is a country in West Africa. Although it is commonly known in English as Ivory Coast, the Ivorian government officially discourages this usage, preferring the French name Côte d'Ivoire to be used in all languages. Côte d'Ivoire has an area of 322,462 km2, and borders the countries of, a town northeast of Grand-Bassam

In Canada

• Imperial, Saskatchewan

In the United States

• Imperial, California
• Imperial, Missouri
• Imperial, Nebraska
• Imperial-Enlow, Pennsylvania
• Imperial County, California Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Imperial County. The population as of 2000 was 142,361. The county seat is the city of El Centro
• Imperial Valley (California) The Imperial Valley is a metropolitan and agricultural region of Southern Border, more specifically southeastern Southern California, centered around the city of El Centro. Locally, the terms "Imperial Valley" and "Imperial County" are used synonymously. The Valley is bordered between the Colorado River to the east and, in part,

Buildings

• Imperial Theater (disambiguation)
• Imperial Palace (disambiguation)
• Hotel Imperial (Vienna, Austria)
• The Imperial (disambiguation)

Organizations

• Imperial Hotel (disambiguation)
• Imperial Oil Imperial Oil Limited (TSX: IMO AMEX: IMO) is Canada's largest petroleum company. The company is engaged in the exploration, production and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It is controlled by US based ExxonMobil, which owns 69.6% of its stock. Imperial owns 25% of Syncrude Canada Ltd., the world's largest producer of synthetic crude oil from, a Canadian company
• Imperial College London Imperial College London is a British university in London specialising in science, engineering, medicine and business
• Imperial Party, UK
• Imperial Productions, a London theatre company
• Imperial Clothing, a UK clothing company

Standards and types

• Imperial units Imperial units or the imperial system is a system of units, first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824, later refined and reduced. The system came into official use across the British Empire. By the late 20th century most nations of the former empire had officially adopted the metric system as their main system of measurement, used in the Commonwealth of Nations countries
• Imperial staircase
• Imperial examination The Imperial examinations in Imperial China determined who among the population would be permitted to enter the state's bureaucracy. The Imperial Examination System in China lasted for 1300 years, from its founding during the Sui Dynasty in 605 to its abolition near the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1905, the Civil Service examination for the Empire of China
• Imperial purple, see: Tyrian purple Tyrian purple , also known as royal purple, imperial purple or imperial dye, is a purple-red dye first produced by the ancient Phoenicians
• Imperial, traditional inch-based paper size There have been many standard sizes of paper at different times and in different countries, but today there are two widespread systems in use: the international standard and the North American sizes, 22 x 30 inches
• In wine bottle nomenclature, a bottle that holds 6 litres

Things

• Boosey & Hawkes Imperial, family of musical instruments
• Imperial International, a billiards product supplier.
• Imperial (automobile) Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's prestige automobile brand between 1955 and 1975, with a brief reappearance in 1981 through 1983, Chrysler Corporation's former luxury brand
• Imperial Automobile Company, US automaker 1908-1916
• Imperial (board game), German-style board game by Mac Gerdts
• Chrysler Imperial The Chrysler Imperial, introduced in 1926, was the company's top of the range vehicle for much of its history. Models were produced with the Chrysler name until 1954, and again from 1990 to 1993. The company positioned the cars as a prestige marque that would rival Cadillac and Lincoln. According to a feature article in AACA's magazine The, Chrysler's luxury car model
• Imperial (car), three separate British makes of car
• Imperial, a luggage case for the top of a Coach (carriage) A coach was originally a large, usually closed, four-wheeled carriage with two or more horses harnessed as a team, controlled by a coachman and/or one or more postilions. It had doors in the sides, with generally a front and a back seat inside and, for the driver, a small, usually elevated seat in front called a box, box seat or coach box
• Imperial, the top, roof or second-storey compartment of a coach or carriage, especially a stagecoach A stagecoach is a type of four-wheeled closed coach for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, usually four-in-hand. Widely used before the introduction of railway transport, it made regular trips between stages or stations, which were places of rest provided for stagecoach travelers. The business of running stagecoaches
• Imperial Margarine
• Imperial (beer)
• Imperial Records Imperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI
• Mint Imperial, candy
• Imperial Bösendorfer (piano)
• Imperial (album) an In Fear and Faith album
• Imperial, a style of Moustache A moustache is facial hair grown on the upper lip. It may or may not be accompanied by a beard, hair around the entire face
• A make of typewriter A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical device with a set of keys that, when pressed, cause characters to be printed on a medium, usually paper. From their invention before 1870 through much of the 20th century, typewriters were indispensable tools for many professional writers and in business offices. By the end of the 1980s, word

Animals and plants

• Imperial butterflies, see: Cheritrini
• Eastern Imperial Eagle
• Spanish Imperial Eagle
• Fritillaria imperialis or Crown Imperial

Other

• The Imperials The Imperials are a four time Grammy winning American gospel music group and a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. They were founded in 1964 by Jake Hess and continue to perform today, vocal group
• The Imperial Presidency
• Little Anthony & The Imperials, American doo-wop vocal group
• Imperial Presidency, describes the presidency of the United States
• Galactic Empire (Star Wars) The Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the Star Wars universe. It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in A New Hope. The Empire also appears in The Empire Strikes Back, and in
• Imperial Remnant, Star Wars
• Imperial Dalek, Doctor who
• Imperial (Elder Scrolls), a fictional race in The Elder Scrolls series of video games
• Imperial, a card game similar to Piquet Piquet is an early 16th century trick-taking card game for two players
• Alf's Imperial Army, an organization in New Zealand
• Imperial, a megacorporation in Mutant Chronicles.
• Age of Empires Age of Empires is a series of computer video games developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first title of the series was Age of Empires, released in 1997. Since then, seven titles and three spin-offs have been released. The titles are historical real-time strategy games, and their gameplay revolves around two

See also

• The Imperial (disambiguation)

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