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United States naval expansion and overseas empire (1898–1945)

1898 - 1946

19 entries

Tokugawa Japan: Red Seal Ships and licensed maritime commerce (1604–1639)

1604 - 1639

13 entries

Sultanate of Malacca and the Malay maritime network (c. 1400–1511)

1400 - 1612

16 entries

Spanish Empire in the Americas (1492–1824)

1492 - 1824

19 entries

Ryukyu Kingdom maritime trade among China, Japan, and Southeast Asia (14th–17th centuries)

1372 - 1609

13 entries

Royal Navy and Pax Britannica (1815–1914)

1816 - 1914

20 entries

Republic of Venice: maritime empire and trade routes (c. 1000–1797)

1082 - 1797

19 entries

Portuguese Estado da Índia and imperial administration in the Indian Ocean (1505–1755)

1494 - 1750

19 entries

Portuguese Casa da Índia and Atlantic–Indian trade administration (15th–18th centuries)

1434 - 1833

14 entries

Portuguese Brazil and Atlantic colonial networks (1500–1822)

1494 - 1825

18 entries

Ottoman Mediterranean Fleet and naval dominance

1453 - 1699

15 entries

Omani Empire's East African maritime domain (1698–1896)

1698 - 1896

13 entries
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