There were a lot of revolutions and revolts in Europe in the late 1840s, a ratcheting-up of the industrial revolution that among other things set the stage for the US Civil War and other revolts in the 1860s. You could make a decent argument that the 1840s were effectively the end, or at least the start of the end, for the old feudal aristocracy, even if they wouldn't be fully overthrown until World War I.
There's also Mexico to bear in mind. While the official Mexican "Empire" was short-lasting at least in name, in the 1840s Mexico lost a decent amount of its land to the United States, which arguably qualifies as an end-of-empire.
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Date: 2023-06-19 07:23 pm (UTC)There's also Mexico to bear in mind. While the official Mexican "Empire" was short-lasting at least in name, in the 1840s Mexico lost a decent amount of its land to the United States, which arguably qualifies as an end-of-empire.