Some racist anti Chinese China hater just accused me of preaching pan Mongolism... hilarious accusation. The person does not know pan Mongolism would include native Americans as well... though majority of them have been wiped off systematically by the Anglo Britons. The present population is of course a bastardized sub-ethnic group.
Well, Empire is different from Civilization.
Let me put some examples.
Mayan, not empire but civilization.
Mesopotamian, not empire but civilization.
Egyptian, not empire but civilization.
Harappan or Indus, not empire but civilization.
Similarly the oldest of all, Chinese, not empire but civilization.
Mongolian, not civilization but empire.
British, not civilization but empire.
Tsarist Russian, not civilization but empire.
Are the Romans not both a civilization and the Roman Empire? The Royal Sassanians both a civilization and the Persian Empire?
What are you smoking, comrade? Empires and civilizations are not mutually exclusive ...
Many empires are civilizations of their own right. And most, if not all civilizations of antiquity consisted of an empire or empires at one time or another - what's so hard to understand, Professor?
BTW, I do not accuse - much less accusing the "United Nations". I simply ask questions. Given your immense know-how of the Chinese Civilization (ahem, ahem), would you please shed some light on which of the Muslim "西北五马" forces eliminated the short-lived "East Turkistani State"?
C'mon now - it's alright don't tell us who you are. But do share thy unfathomable knowledge, will ya?