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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.
ROMAN, OR FOURTH GREAT EMPIRE. Early constitution — Patricians — Plebeians — Invasion of Gaul — Punic wars — Hannibal — Wars with Alexander's successors — Roman character impaired — Gracchi — Marius — Sylla— Pompey — Julius Caesar — Augustus — Universal empire — Peace throughout the Roman world 127 CHAPTER XVIII.
Largest plateau in the world by area. Roman Empire: 5,000,000: Multi-country empire in antiquity, under Trajan in AD 117. Maurya Empire: 5,000,000: Indian empire lasted from 321–185 BC, size is calculated to be the greatest extent reached in 250 BC. British Raj: 4,903,312: Unofficially called Indian Empire. First Mexican Empire: 4,874,683
At its height, it controlled 25% of the world’s landmass — geographically, the largest empire ever — and 412 million subjects or 23% of the world’s population.
Bamana Empire: 1712: 1861: 149 Belgian colonial empire: 1908: 1962: 55 Kingdom of Benin: 1180: 1897: 717 Empire of Brazil: 1822: 1889: 67 Britannic Empire: 286: 296: 10 British Empire: 1583: 1997: 414 British Raj: 1858: 1947: 89 Bruneian Sultanate (1368–1888) 1368: 1888: 520 Old Great Bulgaria: 632: 668: 36 First Bulgarian Empire: 681: 1018: ...
The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous land empire in human history.It originated from the Mongol heartland in the East Asian Steppe, when Genghis Khan united the nomadic tribes and became the first Khagan of the Empire in 1206.
Encompassing approximately 5.5 million square kilometers at its height in 500 BC, [23] [24] the Achaemenid Empire was territorially the largest empire of antiquity. [ dubious – discuss ] In its time it had political power over neighboring countries, and had high cultural and economic achievements during its lengthy rule over a vast region ...
By this point in 1920 the British empire had grown to become the largest empire in history, controlling approximately 25% of the world's land surface and 25% of the world's population. [103] It covered about 36.6 million km 2 (14.1 million sq mi). Because of its magnitude, it was often referred to as "the empire on which the sun never sets". [106]