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China was an empire from the Qin Dynasty until the Qing Dynasty, that apart from China proper was in direct or indirect control of Tibet, Chinese Turkestan and Mongolia.

1. For an overview of Imperial China, see History of China
2. For the short-lived, self-proclaimed Empire of China (traditional Chinese: 中華帝國) created by Yuan Shikai, see Empire of China (1915-1916)

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