What were the most successful empires in the1500's?

Answer 1

Depends on what you mean by successful:

The Spanish Empire was probably the world's most geographically dispersed

The Ottoman Empire enclosed the largest contiguous geographic territory

The Ming Empire of China was the most technologically sophisticated of the large empires at that time, had the most developed state bureaucracy, and the largest population

Answer 2

China, Spain, Portugal, Ottoman Empire

Answer 3

Hold on while I look in my history book. Wait! You read yours too and then we will both know or remember.