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|title1=Portuguese Empire | |title1 = Portuguese Empire | ||
|capital = [[Lisbon]] | |||
|government = [[Colonial empire]] | |||
|capital= [[Lisbon]] | |military = {{wiki|Armed Forces of Portugal}} | ||
|government= Colonial empire | |||
|military= {{wiki|Armed Forces of Portugal}} | |||
*{{wiki|Portuguese Army}} | *{{wiki|Portuguese Army}} | ||
*[[Portuguese Navy]] | *[[Portuguese Navy]] | ||
*{{wiki|Portuguese Air Force}} | *{{wiki|Portuguese Air Force}} | ||
|affiliation = [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order]] | |||
|affiliation= [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order]] | |civilization = [[Portugal]] | ||
|civilization= [[Portugal]] | |languages = {{wiki|Portuguese language|Portuguese}} | ||
|languages= {{wiki|Portuguese language|Portuguese}} | |major_cities = [[Rio de Janeiro]]<br>[[Macau]] | ||
|founder(s) = {{Wiki|John I of Portugal}} | |||
|date_founded = 1415 | |||
|major_cities= [[Rio de Janeiro]]<br>[[Macau]] | |date_dissolved = 1999 | ||
|founder(s)= {{Wiki|John I of Portugal}} | |||
|date_founded= 1415 | |||
|date_dissolved= 1999 | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Portuguese Empire''', also known as the '''Portuguese Overseas''', was the first [[Earth|global]] empire in history. In addition, it was the longest-lived of the [[Modern times|modern]] [[Europe]]an colonial empires, spanning almost six centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of [[Macau]] in 1999 or the grant of sovereignty to East Timor in 2002. [[Portugal]] colonized countries like [[Brazil]], [[Príncipe]], [[Mozambique]], and also the city of Macau. | The '''Portuguese Empire''', also known as the '''Portuguese Overseas''', was the first [[Earth|global]] empire in history. In addition, it was the longest-lived of the [[Modern times|modern]] [[Europe]]an colonial empires, spanning almost six centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of [[Macau]] in 1999 or the grant of sovereignty to East Timor in 2002. [[Portugal]] colonized countries like [[Brazil]], [[Príncipe]], [[Mozambique]], and also the city of Macau. | ||
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The Portuguese Empire, also known as the Portuguese Overseas, was the first global empire in history. In addition, it was the longest-lived of the modern European colonial empires, spanning almost six centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Macau in 1999 or the grant of sovereignty to East Timor in 2002. Portugal colonized countries like Brazil, Príncipe, Mozambique, and also the city of Macau.