To what extent did societies change as a result of land and sea-based empires ruling over conquered people?
From 1450, although these land-based and sea-based empires largely reshaped the political structures in different areas by either conquering states or integrating people into a multi-ethnic country, the cultural changes that shifted significantly had long-term effects on the states and societies that are deeper. States like Qing, Mughal, and Russia were able to build legitimacy by accommodating local elites and belief systems and using administrative reforms to present political rule and be beneficial to diverse conquered populations.