Portuguese Empire
global empire centered in Portugal (1415–1999)
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Summary
Portuguese Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,093 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[3]
- Country: Kingdom of Portugal[4], Portugal[5], United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves[6]
- Continent: Africa[7], Americas[8], Insular Oceania[9], Europe[10], Asia[11]
- Instance of: colonial empire[12], the empire on which the sun never sets[13], Crown land[14]
- Capital: Lisbon[15], Rio de Janeiro[16]
- Official language: Portuguese[17]
- Currency: escudo[18]
- Anthem: Hymn of the Charter[19], A Portuguesa[20], Hymno Patriótico[21]
- Founder: John I of Portugal[22]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[23], republic[24], absolute monarchy[25], constitutional monarchy[26], parliamentary republic[27]
- Flag: flag of Portugal[28]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Portugal[29]
- Subclass of: colony[30]
- Part of: Iberian Union[31]
- Commons category: Portuguese Empire[32]
- Has part(s): Portuguese Cape Verde[33], Madeira[34], Colonial Brazil[35], Portuguese India[36], Portuguese Macau[37], Portuguese Timor[38], Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe[39], Portuguese Guinea[40], Portuguese Angola[41], Portuguese Mozambique[42], Portuguese Malacca[43], Portuguese Ceylon[44], Ecclesiastical Nagasaki[45], Portuguese Gold Coast[46]
- Inception: August 21, 1415[47]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 20, 1999[48]
- Coordinate location: 38.71666667, -9.13333333[49]
- Cause of destruction: Carnation Revolution[50]
- Significant event: Conquest of Ceuta[51], The Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India[52], Independence of Brazil[53], discovery of Brazil[54], Treaty of Tordesillas[55]
- Topic's main category: Category:Portuguese Empire[56]
- Commons gallery: Império Português[57]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Q18918297[58]
- Facet of: Portugal[59]
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Identity
Portuguese Empire's official name is recorded as Império Português[60].
Why It Matters
Portuguese Empire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]