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The precise extent of either empire at its greatest territorial expansion is a matter of debate among scholars. Several empires in human history have been contenders for the largest of all time, depending on definition and mode of measurement. Possible ways of measuring size include area, population, economy, and power.
We could also do a table based on population - I don't know for sure, but I suspect for example that Han was the largest ancient empire by population. Jamesinderbyshire 07:55, 29 September 2010 (UTC) There's already a list of empires by population size, but the "estimates" for ancient empires are little more than guesses.
Benin Empire: 1180: 1897: 717 Bogd Khanate of Mongolia/Great Mongolian State 1911 1924 7 (broken up from 1915 to 1921) Bornu Empire: 1380: 1893: 513 Empire of Brazil: 1822: 1889: 67 Britannic Empire: 286: 296: 10 British Empire: 1583: 1997: 414 Bruneian Empire: 1368: 1888: 520 Bukhara Empire: 1501: 1785: 284 Bulgarian Empire (Great Bulgaria ...
AE size estimations that we already know about (note, at its greatest extent is in 480 BC, so even if the 5.5 estimates are the most and are reliable, they are estimates made for when the empire was not at its largest, so for this article, only the largest estimates that were made when it was at its largest count, or 10.7 million km2 in 480 BC);
Moving the article to "List of largest states and empires" would preserve the basic meaning while allowing for a comparison to be made with a few large, formally democratic states, like the United States, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, which, because of their great size, have been described as empires in all but name.
There should be a definitive list of the top 100 largest empires (greatest extent) by land size (most accepted/recent estimate) for the full list of the largest empires in a seperate area and a list of notable empires at their largest extent where it currently is. Popayan1210 15:22, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Multi-country empire in Europe and Asia; a Khanate remnant of the Mongol Empire, lasting from 1240–1502. Size is approximate at its apex in 1310. Western Han Dynasty: 6,000,000 The Chinese Empire lasting from 206 BC – 9 AD. Size at greatest extent in 50 BC. First Turkic Khaganate: 6,000,000 Size at greatest extent in 557. Australian ...
For example "American Empire" is listed as being the 10th largest of all time in terms of size, whereas it was actually quite a small empire (Philippines, some islands in the Caribbean, some in the Pacific) - most of that figure actually relates to the size of the actual U.S. rather than of its colonial empire of the time.