Thalassocracy
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A thalassocracy (from Classical Greek Template:Lang (thalassa), meaning "sea", and Template:Lang (kratein), meaning "power", giving Koine Greek Template:Lang (thalassokratia), "sea power") is a state with primarily maritime realms, an empire at sea (such as the Phoenician network of merchant cities) or a seaborne empire.
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List of examples
- Ancient Carthage
- Athenian Empire
- British Empire
- Brunei Sultanate
- Chola dynasty
- Crown of Aragon
- Dál Riata
- Denmark-Norway
- Dorian Confederation
- Duchy of Amalfi
- Dutch Empire
- Empire of Japan
- Frisia
- Hanseatic League
- Kilwa Sultanate
- Kingdom of the Isles
- Kingdom of Norway (872-1397)
- Kingdom of Sardinia
- Liburnia
- Majapahit Empire
- Mataram Kingdom and its successor, Kediri
- Minoan civilization
- Muscat and Oman
- North Sea Empire
- Phoenicia
- Portuguese Empire
- Republic of Genoa
- Republic of Pisa
- Republic of Ragusa
- Republic of Venice
- Ryūkyū Kingdom
- Sea Peoples Confederation
- Spanish Empire
- Swedish Empire
- Srivijaya Empire
- Sultanate of Sulu
- Sultanate of Maguindanao
- Sultanate of Malacca and its successor, Sultanate of Johor
- Tu'i Tonga Empire
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See also
- Archipelagic state
- Nomadic empire
- List of countries spanning more than one continent
- List of historical countries and empires spanning more than one continent
- Alfred Thayer Mahan
- Aleksandr Dugin
- Naval history
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