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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Aside from its sheer size, the empire’s incredible wealth came from its real estate. Headquartered in modern-day Turkey, the Empire controlled the East/West divide, the land and water routes ...
Second largest European country. Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region: 600,350: Largest region of Chad. Saskatchewan: 591,670: Province of Canada. Land area only. Arkhangelsk Oblast: 589,200: Federal district of Russia, created May 2000. Madagascar: 587,041: Island country in Africa. Second largest country composed of a single island (after Australia ...
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 ...
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
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