With the fall of Morea in 1460, the Byzantine Empire ceased to exist.

The Austrian-Hungarian Empire had ceased to exist as its disparate peoples created new states.

When the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist in 1806, the margraviate was dissolved and the region was annexed by Bavaria.

The Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist in 1806.

In the winter of 1941/42, Soviet Empire ceases to exist.

Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910, by which the Korean Empire formally ceased to exist.

By the mid-20th century, the British Empire had ceased to exist.

The Holy Roman Emperor was not as strong as they had been, and in 1806 the Empire ceased to exist.

Since the Empire ceased to govern here, the sector has been left, left to its own devices.

In 1396 or 1422, the medieval Bulgarian Empire had ceased to exist, falling under full Ottoman domination.