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| map_caption = Areas of the world that were part of the British Empire with current [[British Overseas Territories]] underlined in red. Mandates and protected states are shown in red.

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The '''British Empire''' was composed of the [[dominion]]s, [[Crown colony|colonies]], [[protectorate]]s, [[League of Nations mandate|mandates]], and other [[Dependent territory|territories]] ruled or administered by the [[United Kingdom]] and its predecessor states. It began with the [[English overseas possessions|overseas possessions]] and [[trading post]]s established by [[Kingdom of England|England]] in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.