The first modern Persian Empire was the Safavid Empire in 1501 and Iran has remained more-or-less independent since then, but Iran has been the center of numerous other empires that may not have been headquartered within Iran's boundaries.
Bulgaria.
integrity of nation
Empire
They remained within the realm of the communist empire.
The Great Japanese Empire, that remained as a threat to the Allies (mostly USA) until the 1st use of atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, marking the end of the WW2
The Ottoman Empire was a nation.
England was and is the ruling nation of the British Empire.
Yes, an empire is when a single nation expands and takes other countries.
No.
The first modern Persian Empire was the Safavid Empire in 1501 and Iran has remained more-or-less independent since then, but Iran has been the center of numerous other empires that may not have been headquartered within Iran's boundaries.
Bulgaria.
The Ottoman Empire
A 'Loyalist' , also known as 'Royalist' was somebody who remained true to the British Crown and Empire. The Loyalist Party was what they belonged to/
Liberia remained free as it was already an independent nation.
he remained his independence
The British Empire