PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoDamn these industrial imperialist island nationslemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1420arrow-down113
arrow-up1407arrow-down1imageDamn these industrial imperialist island nationslemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareDragonsInARoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoWould’ve thought that China would’ve had a bigger historical empire than Japan?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·1 day agoHistorically yes, but in the 19th and early 20th century, Japan expanded significantly, while China shrunk. China was still bigger, but Japan had ‘gained’ more imperial territory, if that makes sense.
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoSo I guess this would this also take into account a difference between an “Empire” and a “kingdom” or other proto-nation-state-ish polity.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWhat would make more sense is if the OP situated it in recent history in some way, it would have made his post more clever.
Would’ve thought that China would’ve had a bigger historical empire than Japan?
Historically yes, but in the 19th and early 20th century, Japan expanded significantly, while China shrunk. China was still bigger, but Japan had ‘gained’ more imperial territory, if that makes sense.
So I guess this would this also take into account a difference between an “Empire” and a “kingdom” or other proto-nation-state-ish polity.
What would make more sense is if the OP situated it in recent history in some way, it would have made his post more clever.