First in all of history? I highly doubt that. Relatedly, I find that with regards to history, most people have quite a large recency bias. If I ask someone who

First in all of history? I highly doubt that. Relatedly, I find that with regards to history, most people have quite a large recency bias. If I ask someone who the greatest actors of all time are, at least half will be within the last several years. Same with this question, the first non imperialist great power is likely some random Chinese or Mesopotamian or African kingdom.