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Empire: A governing body with a clear head of government that is defined…
Empire: A governing body with a clear head of government that is defined by seeking to expand their sphere of geographic influence.
Ashanti Empire
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Focus upon regional rights, which isn't common in these other Empires (although unclear if there really was significant regional autonomy)
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Authoritarian, sometimes violent tactics
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Ottoman Empire
Religious diversity (jews, muslims)
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Monarchy, ruler inherits power
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Mughal Empire
Impacts on modern day (Muslim population of India, Taj Mahal)
Major architectural projects (Taj Mahal), symbol of empirical power?
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Tokugawa Shogunate
Violence as means of oppression, keeping the populace in line
Not trying to expand geographic influence out of fear of external cultures corrupting allegiance to governing body
Ended, like Mughal Empire, because of major conflict involving Western countries and values
Afraid of external societies and cultures leading to downfall because of what they observed in other Empires?
Strict social hierarchy, religion as means of uniformity
Balancing autonomy of individual regions with centralized power, common theme of Empires
Allegiance rewarded, those previously allied with the Shogun received higher positions (cronyism?)
Qing Dynasty
Focus on conformity, collectivism over individualism (like Tokugawa)
Consolidate economy and bureaucracy, try to run society like a well-oiled machine