Earth Empire

The Earth Empire existed circa the 26th century.

Historical overview
As late as the 2530s, an Earth Federation, rather than an Empire, existed. (PDA: The Colony of Lies)

In the 26th century Humans occupied one part of the Milk Way galaxy with the Draconian Empire occupied another part. Because of a misunderstanding, Humans and Draconians had already the first Draconian War in 2520. In 2540, the Master, working for employing Ogrons tried to start up the war, on behalf of the Daleks (DW: Frontier in Space). The Second Dalek War began. (NA: Return of the Living Dad)


 * The 22nd century Dalek Invasion of Earth's Solar system, after which the Daleks conquered Earth, may possibly count as the First Dalek War.

Not every Human in space chose to live in the Earth Empire. One band of the anarchist Travellers, for example, settled on the neutral planet known as Heaven. (NA: Love and War)

The last years of the 26th century saw an actual Empress established on Earth. (MA: Cold Fusion) The Empire had established Skybases as command centers where Earth had a presence. (DW: The Mutants, MA: Cold Fusion)

By the 30th century and early 31st centuries, environmental devastation had devastated Earth's ecology. The Empire, also had begun to crumble from within. (DW: The Mutants, MA: The Sorcerer's Apprentice) Earth, though, would have other empires, by the 40th century, the Galactic Federation, not so much dominated by that planet and by Humans, would have succeed the Empire (NA: Legacy).

Political system
In 2540, Earth still had a President. It also had a senate. (DW: Frontier in Space) Later, it would have actual Emperors or Empresses. (MA: Cold Fusion)

Military forces
The Empire had Spacefleet (NA: Deceit).

Crime and punishment
At least as early as the 25th century, the formidable Guild of Adjudicators had maintained order through the Empire. (DW: Colony in Space]) The Earth Empire sent out Dalek Killers or DK's (generally condemned criminals) into Dalek space, essentially on suicide missions. (DWM: Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer) Political dissidents went to the Lunar Penal Colony (DW: Frontier in Space, NA: Love and War). Other criminals went to the prison star system of Justicia. (NDA: The Monsters Inside)

Notable individuals
Two very different individuals, both of whom had loved ones killed by the Daleks (and who would one day meet (DWM: Emperor of the Daleks) lived during this era of history.

One, a particularly savage Dalek Killer Abslom Daak living in time period after the Human-Draconian War, survived (DWM: Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer) and did did so well for himself that aby 2573, at least one clone of him existed in Human-occupied space (NA: Deceit).

The other, freebooting archaeologist Bernice ("Benny") Summerfield, had lost both parents in the Second Dalek War. Circa 2570, she met the Doctor on Heaven, in neutral space. (NA: Love and War) She joined him on his travels, but, after, her marriage to Jason Kane (NA: Happy Endings) and a divorce from him (NA: Eternity Weeps), settled back into her one time. (BNA: The Dying Days) She would eventually have many adventures on her own.

Also, though originally native to the late 1980s prior to her travels with the Doctor, Ace decided to stay on Heaven at the same time as Benny joined (NA: Love and War) She joined Spacefleet. (NA: Deceit

Territories
Colonies under Earth included control included Sirius IV (DW: Frontier in Space), the Althosian system (NA: The Pit) and the Justicia System (NDA: The Monsters Inside). In the 30th century, the Empire also forcibly occupied the planet Solos. (DW: The Mutants)