demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

Roman Empire - an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome

Egyptian Empire, Egypt - an ancient empire west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament

Persia, Persian Empire - an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC

Russia - a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in 17-18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917

Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire - a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire

authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

monarchy - an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

Mogul empire - an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857

Second Empire - the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870

corp, corporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

publishing conglomerate, publishing empire - a conglomerate of publishing companies

dessert apple, eating apple - an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking