A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale.
Great Powers by time period edit
List of ancient great powers, a list of great powers before the year 500 AD.
List of medieval great powers, a list of great powers after the year 400 to 1500
List of modern great powers, a list of great powers since the year 1500 to the present.
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