imperial

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Two decades later, in the 1860s, the fort walls came down, paving the way for imperial buildings to come up which gave the city its distinct colonial identity.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For the British, it was the beginning of the end of their imperial domination of the Middle East.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In his will, written shortly before his death in 1821, Napoleon left several imperial keepsakes -- including two of his last hats -- to his son, the King of Rome.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

As army minister, he pushed the imperial cabinet into closer ties with Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Mutal once again reclaimed its heritage from imperial Teotihuacan.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann