Baltic Empire

Japanese: バルト帝国 - バルトていこく

The name given to Sweden's dominance along the Baltic coast in the early modern period. The Baltic Sea was the only sea route for the Baltic coastal countries, including Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Prussia, and Russia, and in the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic League controlled the shipping ports of these countries and, with Lübeck as its leader, dominated commerce in the Baltic Sea. On the other hand, the only outlet to the open sea of the Baltic Sea was the Øresund (Sund) strait, which led to the North Sea, and both sides of this narrow strait were inherently Danish territory, leading to conflict between Denmark and Lübeck throughout the Middle Ages.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世スウェーデンのバルト海沿岸支配に対する呼称。バルト海はスウェーデン，ポーランド，リトアニア，プロイセン，ロシアなどバルト海沿岸諸国にとって唯一の海路であり，中世においてハンザ同盟は，これらの国々の積出港都市をおさえ，リューベックを盟主としてバルト海商業を支配した。一方バルト海の外海への出口は，北海へ通ずるエーレソンØresund(スンドSund)海峡のみであり，この狭い海峡の両側はデンマーク固有の領土であり，デンマークとリューベックは中世を通じて対立した。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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