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An empire involves the extension of a state's sovereignty over external territories and variety of different ethnic groups. The term "empire" does not have a precise definition, but is generally applied to political entities that are considered to be especially large by the standards of their time and that have acquired a significant part of their territory by conquest. For example, first the Spanish Empire and then the British Empire were called "the empires on which the sun never sets", because of their vast territories and possessions around the globe. This article provides a list of the largest empires in world history, but the list is not and cannot be definitive, since the decision about which entities to consider as "empires" is difficult and fraught with controversy.
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SNo,Empire,Max. land area (million km2),Max. land area (million mi2),% of world land area,Era,Max. population (million),% of world population1,British Empire,33.2(In reality most of those lands did not belong to them),12.82,22.30%,1922,458.0 (in 1938),20.00% (458 million out of 2.295 billion in 1938)2,Mongol Empire,33,12.74,22.15%,1279,110.0 (in the 13th century),25.60% (110.0 million out of 429 million in the 13th century)3,Russian Empire,22.8,8.8,15.31%,1866,176.4 in 1913,9.80% (176.4 million out of 1.791 billion in 1913)4,Spanish Empire,19.4,7.5,13.04%,17401790 (approx.),68.2,12.30% (68.2 million out of 556 million in the 17th century)5,Umayyad Caliphate,15,5.79,10.07%,661750,62.0 (in the 7th century),28.80% (62.0 million out of 208 million in the 7th century)6,Qing Dynasty,14.7,5.68,9.87%,1759,432.2 in 1851.,36.60% (381.0 million out of 1.041 billion in 1820)7,Yuan Dynasty,14,5.41,9.40%,1310,59.8 in 1291.,17.10% (59.8 million out of 350 million in 1290)8,French Colonial Empire,13,5.02,8.73%,1938,112.9 in 1938,5.10% (112.9 million out of 2.295 billion in 1938)9,Abbasid Caliphate,11.1,4.29,7.45%,7501258,44.0 (in 850),20.00% (50.0 million out of 250 million in 850)10,Portuguese Empire,10.4,4.02,6.98%,1815,,11,Rashidun Caliphate,9,3.48,6.04%,654,40.3,19.10% (40.3 million out of 210 million in 7th century)12,Empire of Brazil,8.5,3.28,5.71%,1880,9.9 (in 1872),13,"Achaemenid Empire, Iran",8,3.08,5.36%,500BC,50.0 (in 480 BC),44.48% (50 million out of 112.4 million in 480 BC)14,Japanese Empire,7.4,2.86,4.97%,1942,134.8 in 1938,5.90% (134.8 million out of 2.295 billion in 1938)15,"Sassanid Empire, Iran",6.6,2.55,4.44%,621,80.0 (in the 7th century AD),38.00% (80.0 million out of 210 million in the 7th century AD)16,Ming Dynasty,6.5,2.51,4.36%,1450,110.0 in 1600.,28.80% (160.0 million out of 556.2 million in 1600)17,Roman Empire,6.5,2.51,4.36%,117,48.0 to 88.0 (in 2nd century AD),21.00% (40 million out of 190 million in A.D. 20018,Han Dynasty,6.5,2.51,4.36%,100,74.0 in 2,26.00% (59.6 million out of 230 million in 2 AD)19,Nazi Germany,6.4,2.47,4.30%,1942,75.4 in 1938,3.29% (75.4 million out of 2.295 billion in 1938)20,Gktrk Khaganate,6,2.32,4.03%,557,,21,Mauryan Empire,6,-,4.03%,250BC,68.0 in the 2nd century BC,43.30% (68.0 million out of 150 million in the 2nd century BC)22,Golden Horde Khanate,6,2.32,4.03%,1310,,23,Tang Dynasty,5.2,2.01,3.49%,715,80.0 (in the 8th century),38.09% (80.0 million out of 210 million in the 8th century AD)24,Macedonian Empire,5.2,2.01,3.49%,323BC,,25,Ottoman Empire,5.2,2.01,3.49%,1683,39.0 (in the 17th century),7.10% (39.0 million out of 556 million in the 17th century)26,Mughal Empire,5,1.93,2.69%,1690,175.0 in 1700,29.20% (175.0 million out of 600 million in 1700)27,"Northern Yuan Dynasty, Mongolia",5,1.93,3.36%,1550,,28,First Mexican Empire,4.9,1.89,3.29%,1822,,29,Xin Dynasty,4.7,1.82,3.16%,10,,30,Tibetan Empire,4.6,1.78,3.09%,800,25,8.33%31,Pala Empire,4.6,1.78,3.09%,850,,24.00% (60.0 million out of 250 million in 850)32,Timurid Empire,4.4,1.7,2.95%,1405,,33,Fatimid Caliphate,4.1,1.58,2.75%,969,,34,Xiongnu Empire,4.03,1.56,2.71%,176BC,,35,Hunnic Empire,4,1.54,2.69%,441,,36,Hephthalite Empire,4,1.54,2.69%,490,,37,Eastern Turks Khanate,4,1.54,2.69%,624,,38,Western Turks Khanate,4,1.54,2.69%,630,,39,Rouran Khaganate Juan-juan,4,1.54,2.69%,405,,40,Great Seljuq Empire,3.9,1.51,2.62%,1080,,41,Italian Empire,3.8,1.47,2.55%,1940,51.9 in 1938,2.30% (51.9 million out of 2.295 billion in 1938)42,Kushan Empire,3.8,1.47,2.55%,200,,19.00% (42.37 million out of 223 million in 140)43,Ilkhanate,3.75,1.45,2.52%,1310,,44,Dutch Empire,3.7,1.43,2.48%,1940,60.0 in 1940.,3.50% (60.0 million out of 1.700 billion in 1907)45,Chola Empire,3.6,1.39,2.42%,1050,,46,Khwarazmian Empire,3.6,1.39,2.42%,1218,,47,Chagatai Khanate,3.5,1.35,2.35%,1310 or 1350,,48,Gupta Empire,3.5,1.05,3.90%,400,,26.36% (58.0 million out of 220 million in 400 AD)49,"Safavid dynasty, Iran",3.5,1.35,2.35%,1512,,50,German Colonial Empire,3.5,1.35,2.35%,1914,64.9 in 1914,3.70% (64.9 million out of 1.753 billion in 1910)51,Western Jin Dynasty,3.5,1.35,2.35%,300,48.0 in 1195.,52,Shaybanid Uzbek Dynasty,3.5,1.35,2.35%,1510,,53,Byzantine Empire,3.5,1.35,2.35%,555,,54,Northern Song Dynasty,3.5,1.35,2.35%,1100,123.0 in 1103,22.00% (59.0 million out of 268 million in 1000)55,"Ghaznavid Empire, Iran",3.4,1.31,2.28%,1029,,56,"Almoravid dynasty, Morocco",3.3,1.27,2.22%,1147,,57,Tughlaq Dynasty,3.2,1.24,2.15%,1320,,18.91% (70.0 million out of 370 million in 1330)58,Ghurids Sultanate,3.2,1.24,2.15%,1200,,59,"Parthian Empire, Iran",3.1,1.08,1.88%,1,,60,Median Empire,3.1,1.08,1.88%,585BC,,61,Sui Dynasty,3.1,1.2,2.08%,610,53.0 in 606,62,Uyghur Khaganate,3.1,1.2,2.08%,800,,63,Seleucid Empire,3,1.51,2.62%,301BC,,64,Armenian Empire,3,1.51,2.62%,69BC,,65,Khazar Khanate,3,1.16,2.01%,850,,66,Kalmar Union,3,1.16,2.01%,1397,,67,Afsharid Dynasty,3,1.16,2.01%,1738,,68,Kara-Khanid Khanate,3,1.16,2.01%,1025,,69,Qajar Dynasty,3,1.16,2.01%,1796,,70,Danish colonial empire,3,1.16,2.01%,1800,,71,Grand Duchy of Moscow,3,1.16,2.01%,1505,,72,Samanid Dynasty,2.85,1.1,1.91%,928,,73,Maratha Empire,2.8,0.97,1.68%,1760,,74,Qin Dynasty,2.8,1.08,1.88%,206BC,,75,Eastern Jin Dynasty,2.8,1.08,1.88%,347,,76,Liu Song Dynasty,2.8,1.08,1.88%,420,,77,Khilji Dynasty,2.7,1.04,1.81%,1312 or 1320,,78,Majapahit Empire,2.7,1.04,1.81%,1389,,79,Liao Dynasty,2.6,1,1.75%,947,,80,Indo-Greek Yavana Kingdom,2.5,0.97,1.68%,150BC,,81,Bactrian Empire,2.5,0.97,1.68%,184,,82,Later Zhao Dynasty,2.5,0.97,1.68%,329,,83,Belgian Empire,2.5,0.97,1.68%,1914,,84,Kara-Khitan Khanate Western Liao,2.5,0.97,1.68%,1210,,85,Hotaki Empire,2.5,0.97,1.68%,1722,,86,Jurchen J?n Dynasty,2.3,0.89,1.54%,1126,,87,Southern Qi Dynasty,2.3,0.89,1.54%,502,,88,Southern Song Dynasty,2.1,0.81,1.41%,1127,73.0 in 1193.,89,Bahriyya Mamluks,2.1,0.81,1.41%,1300,,90,Burjiyya Mamluks,2.1,0.81,1.41%,1400,,91,First French Empire,2.1,0.81,1.41%,1813,,92,Kievan Rus',2.1,0.81,1.41%,1000,,93,Ayyubid Caliphate,2,1.04,0.77%,1190,,94,Durrani Empire,2,0.77,1.34%,1757,,95,Wei Dynasty,2,0.77,1.34%,263,,96,Earlier Zhao Dynasty,2,0.77,1.34%,316,64 in 156,97,Former Qin Dynasty,2,0.77,1.34%,376,,98,Western Roman Empire,2,0.77,1.34%,395,,99,Northern Wei Dynasty,2,0.77,1.34%,450,,100,Saffarid dynasty,2,0.77,1.34%,900,,101,"Almohad dynasty, Morocco",2,0.77,1.34%,1200,,102,Satavahana Empire,2,0.77,1.34%,90,,103,Inca Empire,2,0.77,1.34%,1527,,104,Second Mexican Empire,2,0.77,1.34%,1864,,105,Gurjara Pratihara,1.8,0.69,1.21%,860,,106,Sibir Khanate,1.8,0.69,1.21%,1520,,107,Rashtrakuta Dynasty,1.7,0.66,1.41%,805,,108,Buyid Sultanate,1.6,0.62,1.07%,980,,109,Mamluk Sultanate,1.6,0.62,1.07%,1228,,110,Indo-Parthian Kingdom,1.5,0.58,1.01%,50,,111,Wu Dynasty,1.5,0.58,1.01%,221,,112,Northern Zhou Dynasty,1.5,0.58,1.01%,577,,113,Nanda Dynasty,1.5,0.58,1.01%,350BC or 321,,114,Indo-Scythian Kingdom,1.5,0.58,1.01%,100BC,,115,Tulunids Emirate,1.5,0.58,1.01%,900,,116,"Idrisid dynasty, Morocco",1.5,0.58,1.01%,828,,117,Sur Empire,1.5,0.58,1.01%,1545,,118,Neo-Assyrian Empire,1.4,0.54,0.94%,670BC,,119,Songhai Empire,1.4,0.54,0.94%,1500,,120,Empire of Harsha,1.35,0.52,0.91%,625 or 648,,121,Liang Dynasty,1.3,0.5,0.87%,502 or 549,,122,Western Wei Dynasty,1.3,0.5,0.87%,557,,123,Later Liang Dynasty,1.3,0.5,0.87%,923,,124,Later Tang Dynasty,1.3,0.5,0.87%,923,,125,Mali Empire,1.29,0.5,0.87%,1312,,10.00% (45.0 million out of 450 million in the mid-15th century)126,Siam Empire,1.29,0.5,0.87%,1782,,127,Shang Dynasty,1.25,0.48,0.84%,1122BC,,128,Western Zhou Dynasty,1.25,0.48,0.84%,1122BC,,129,Aksumite Empire,1.25,0.48,0.84%,350,,130,Khmer Empire,1.2,0.46,0.81%,1150,4.0 in 1150,1.33%131,"Carolingian Dynasty, Francia",1.2,0.46,0.81%,814,,132,Srivijaya Empire,1.2,0.46,0.81%,1200,,133,Sunga Empire,1.2,0.46,0.81%,150BC,,134,Kingdom of Kush,1.2,0.46,0.81%,700BC,,135,Chalukya Dynasty,1.1,0.42,0.74%,636,,136,Swedish Empire,1.1,0.42,0.74%,1658,,137,Lodhi Dynasty,1.1,0.42,0.74%,1517,,138,Polish-Lithuanian Empire,1,0.39,0.67%,1619,ca. 12.0 (in 1619),2.07% to 02.41% (avg. 02.2%)139,Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt,1,0.39,0.67%,1450BC,,140,New Kingdom,1,0.39,0.67%,1300BC,,141,Ptolemaic Dynasty,1,0.39,0.67%,301BC,,142,Eastern Wei Dynasty,1,0.39,0.67%,550,,143,Northern Qi Dynasty,1,0.39,0.67%,550,,144,Tahirid dynasty,1,0.39,0.67%,800,,145,Kalachuri Dynasty,1,0.39,0.67%,1050,,146,Holy Roman Empire,1,0.39,0.67%,1050,,147,Western Xia Dynasty,1,0.39,0.67%,1100,,148,Western Chalukya Empire,1,0.39,0.67%,1121,,149,Avars Empire,1,0.39,0.67%,600,,150,Kanem Empire,1,0.39,0.67%,1200,,151,Bruneian Empire,0.95,0.37,0.65%,1524,,152,Maha-Meghavahana Dynasty,0.9,0.35,0.60%,10BC,,153,"Konbaung Dynasty, Burma",0.9,0.35,0.60%,1800,,154,Volga Bulgars Khanate,0.9,0.35,0.60%,1100,,155,Grand Duchy of Lithuania,0.85,0.32,0.57%,1490,4.25,156,Akkadian Empire,0.8,0.31,0.54%,2250BC,,157,Later Jin Dynasty,0.8,0.31,0.54%,936,,158,Ghana Empire,0.8,0.31,0.54%,1067,,159,Pagan Kingdom,0.8,0.31,0.54%,1200,,160,Western Satraps Dynasty,0.8,0.31,0.54%,100,,161,Himyarite Kingdom,0.8,0.31,0.54%,400,,162,Balhae Kingdom,0.8,0.31,0.54%,830,,163,Khanate of Kazan,0.7,0.27,0.47%,1540,,164,"Merovingian Dynasty, Francia",0.7,0.27,0.47%,558,,165,Bulgarian Empire,0.7,0.27,0.47%,900,,166,Shu Dynasty,0.7,0.27,0.47%,221,,167,Yadava Gauli Kingdom,0.7,0.27,0.47%,1250,,168,Paramara Dynasty,0.7,0.27,0.47%,1050,,169,Kingdom of Dali,0.7,0.27,0.47%,1200,,170,Vijayanagara Empire,0.7,0.27,0.47%,1529,,5.00% (25.0 million out of 500 million in the 16th century)171,Kingdom of Nanzhao,0.7,0.27,0.47%,830,,172,Austro-Hungarian Empire,0.676615,0.26,0.45%,18671918,52.8 in 1914,2.90% (51.3 million out of 1.753 billion in 1910)173,Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt,0.65,0.25,0.44%,1650BC,,174,26th Dynasty of Egypt,0.65,0.25,0.44%,550BC,,175,Vakataka Kingdom,0.65,0.25,0.44%,450,,176,Visigothic Kingdom,0.6,0.23,0.40%,580,,177,Caliphate of Crdoba,0.6,0.23,0.40%,1000,,178,Rai Dynasty,0.6,0.23,0.40%,675,,179,Maukhari Kannauj Dynasty,0.6,0.23,0.40%,600,,180,Bahmani Sultanate,0.6,0.23,0.40%,1470,,181,Nizams Dynasty,0.6,0.23,0.40%,1740,,182,Sikh Empire,0.5609,0.22,0.38%,1845,,183,Middle Kingdom of Egypt,0.5,0.19,0.34%,1850BC,,184,Lydian Empire,0.5,0.19,0.34%,585BC,,185,Neo-Babylonian Empire,0.5,0.19,0.34%,562BC,,186,Kosala Dynasty,0.5,0.19,0.34%,543BC,,187,Shishunaga dynasty,0.5,0.19,0.34%,510BC,,188,Chu Dynasty,0.5,0.19,0.34%,350BC,,189,"Pandyan Dynasty, Tamizhan kingdom",0.5,0.19,0.34%,1251,,190,Later Han Dynasty,0.5,0.19,0.34%,947,,191,Kangju Empire,0.5,0.19,0.34%,100BC,,192,Ostrogothic Kingdom,0.5,0.19,0.34%,510,,193,Goguryeo Kingdom,0.45,0.17,0.30%,476,,194,Xia Dynasty,0.45,0.17,0.30%,1800BC,,195,Polish Piast State,0.4,0.15,0.27%,1003,ca. 2 (in 1003),0.58% to 0.79% (avg. 0.7%)196,Crimean Khanate,0.4,0.15,0.27%,1500,,197,Armenian Kingdom,0.4,0.15,0.27%,189BC,,198,Old Kingdom of Egypt,0.4,0.15,0.27%,2400BC,,199,Middle Kingdom of Assyria,0.4,0.15,0.27%,1080BC,,200,Latin Empire,0.35,0.14,0.24%,1204,,201,Mitanni Empire,0.3,0.12,0.20%,1450BC,,202,Carthaginian Empire,0.3,0.12,0.20%,220BC,,203,"1st Dynasty, Babylon",0.25,0.1,0.17%,1690BC,,204,Serbian Empire,0.25,0.1,0.17%,1350,,205,Aztec Empire,0.22,0.08,0.15%,1520,,206,Middle Elamite,0.2,0.08,0.13%,1160BC,,207,"2nd Dynasty, Isin",0.2,0.08,0.13%,1130BC,,208,"Urartu, or Kingdom of Ararat or Van",0.2,0.08,0.13%,800BC,,209,"Amorian Dynasty, Byzantium",0.2,0.08,0.13%,750BC,,210,"Old Kingdom, Assyria",0.15,0.06,0.10%,1730BC,,211,Eastern Zhou Dynasty,0.15,0.06,0.10%,770BC,,212,David's Israelite Empire,c. 00.3,c. 00.12,c. 00.2%,970BC,,,,,,,,,For other more formats kindly visit www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires,,,,,,,