Belhavian Empire
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The Belhavian Empire comprised the colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories currently or historically ruled or administered by Belhavia. It originated with the newfound ceded overseas possessions by Estovnia due to the Great Southern War, and later extended to trading posts established between the early 18th and 19th centuries. At its height, it was the among the most extensive empires geographically in history and, for over a century, rivaled the competing Belfrasian and Ulthrannic empires in the Far East and Near East.
By the mid-19th century, many colonial trading posts had transformed into full-fledged crown territories which fueled dozens of colonial wars in the century between the 1840s and 1940s. As a result, its political, legal, linguistic and cultural legacy is widespread.