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The '''Imperium of Man''' is the galactic empire under which the majority of [[humanity]] is united. The founder and nominal ruler of the Imperium is the god-like [[Emperor of Mankind]], the most powerful [[human]] [[psychicpsyker]] to date. Founding the Imperium ten thousand years ago, he continues, at least nominally, to lead itever known.

The Imperium is the largest and most powerful political entity in the galaxy, consisting of at least a million worlds, which are dispersed across most of [[The Galaxy]]the galaxy. Consequently, an An Imperial planet might be separated from its closest neighbour by hundreds or thousands of light years. As a stellar empire, the size of the Imperium cannot be measured in terms of continuous contiguous territory, but only in the number of planetary systems in its control.

Several aliens and forces - the forces of [[Chaos]], [[Tyranid]]s, [[Eldar]], [[Dark Eldar]], [[Ork]]s, [[Tau]], [[Necron]]s - challenge the supremacy of the Imperium. From within, the Imperium is threatened more insidiously by rebellion, [[mutation]], dangerous rogue [[psyker]]s, and subversive [[Chaos Cult|cult]]s. Without the protection of the Imperium, mankind would fall prey to the countless perils that threaten it.