he gained control of Babylonian [this may be wrong]
He gain control by showing that he can protect his empire. Like he won the battle against the sherden sea pirarets. He traded with other empires to provide riches and supplies that his empire needed.
the british began to gain control of India
Babylonian empire and Amorite Empire
The roman empire started in around 400 bc, when they started to gain Italian lands. the roman invasion of Britain was in 43 ad.
spain
1806
Muslin armies gain control of Eastern Europe during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The areas of Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia were under the control of the automatic Empire.
Greece and the Persian Empire.
Great Britain... Great Britain had only just started establishing it's Empire in the 1820's. These colonies only started to gain their independence in the second half of the 20th century.
Russia tried to gain control but was only partially successful. Territories such as modern Armenia and Azerbaijan were once Ottoman but were lost to Russia. Much of the Balkans fought for independence from the Ottomans but didn't become Russian.
I believe Islam started in mecca but the Muslims were pushed out to Medina where it started to gain support, then they returned to mecca and eventually took control.
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