| Some of the matters involved in States wishing to retain controls go beyond the simple issues of ministerial empires. |
| Bosnia took on a special significance as the boundary region between the two empires. |
| Great empires, kingdoms and principalities have come and gone, but the Papacy endures. |
| It has been the land of mighty empires, a powerful trading nation rich in culture and civilisation. |
| Amid the ruin of the City of Dreams, Mehmed imbibed a valuable lesson about the twilight of nations, empires and kingdoms. |
| Along it, empires, kingdoms, and colonial realms have been plunged into war and bloodshed. |
