Middle Eastern Empires
The Middle East has been the political center of several empires through history. Many of the earliest known empires originated in the middle east. Middle eastern empires have been instrumental in the spreading of ideas, technology and religions within its territories and to outliers. Since the 7th century all Middle Eastern Empires, with the exception of the Byzantine Empire, have been Muslim, some of them claiming the titles of Islamic caliphate. The last major empire based in the region was the Ottoman Empire.
Read more about Middle Eastern Empires: Pre-1700 BCE: The Ancient Middle East, 117 AD: The Roman and Parthian Empires, 632 AD: The Arab Empire
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