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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.
First Bulgarian Empire: 681: 1018: 337 Second Bulgarian Empire: 1185: 1396: 211 Byzantine Empire: 395: 1453: 1058 Carthaginian Empire: 814 BC: 146 BC: 668 Central African Empire: 1976 1979 3 Chenla: 550: 802: 252 Chimor: 900: 1470: 570 Chola Empire: 848: 1279: 431 Classical Athens: 508 BC: 322 BC: 180 Danish colonial empire: 1536: 1953: 417 ...
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 ...
Persian Empire. Ancient emperors were in the subjects game — more people, more profit — and few players played it better than the Persians. According to Guinness World Records, the Persian ...
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 ...
Second Egyptian dynastic empire lasting from 2080-1640 BC. Neo-Babylonian Empire: 500,000: An ancient Middle Eastern empire centered on the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 626 to 539 BC. Aztec Empire: 500,000: A Meso-American Empire in Mexico lasting from 1325-1521. Syrian Desert: 500,000: Desert in the Middle East.
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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.