@PugJesusM to A Comm for HistorymemesEnglish • 2 months agoDamn these industrial imperialist island nationsimagemessage-square31arrow-up1434arrow-down114
arrow-up1420arrow-down1imageDamn these industrial imperialist island nations@PugJesusM to A Comm for HistorymemesEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square31
minus-square@DragonsInARoomlinkEnglish17•2 months agoWould’ve thought that China would’ve had a bigger historical empire than Japan?
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish19•2 months 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-square@wjriilinkEnglish7•2 months 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 🐆linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months 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.