List of largest empires
Several empires in world history have been contenders for the largest of all time, depending on definition and mode of measurement.
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Empire
About the political and historical term.
The Sui, Tang and Song empires had the world's largest economy and were the most technologically advanced during their time; the Great Yuan Empire was the world's ninth largest empire by total land area; while the Great Ming Empire is famous for the seven maritime expeditions led by Zheng He.
Abu Bakr
The founder and first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate ruling from June 632 until his death.
This would set in motion a historical trajectory, continued later on by Umar and Uthman, that in just a few short decades would lead to one of the largest empires in history.
Assyria
Major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC and then as a territorial state and eventually an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC.
Assyria was at its strongest in the Neo-Assyrian period, when the Assyrian army was the strongest military power in the world and the Assyrians ruled the largest empire then yet assembled in world history, spanning from parts of modern-day Iran in the east to Egypt in the west.
Arabs
Ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the western Indian Ocean islands (including the Comoros).
The Arabs forged the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid caliphates, whose borders at their zenith reached southern France in the west, China in the east, Anatolia in the north, and Sudan in the south, forming one of the largest land empires in history.
British Empire
Composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power.
History of China
The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c.
The Qing ruled more than one-third of the world's population, and had the largest economy in the world.
History of Spain
The history of Spain dates to the Antiquity when the pre-Roman peoples of the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula made contact with the Greeks and Phoenicians and the first writing systems known as Paleohispanic scripts were developed.
The Spanish Empire was the first global empire.
History of Islam
The history of Islam concerns the political, social, economic, military, and cultural developments of the Islamic civilization.
At its largest extent, the Umayyad dynasty covered more than 5000000 sqmi making it one of the largest empires the world had yet seen, and the fifth largest contiguous empire ever.
History of France
The first written records for the history of France appeared in the Iron Age.
At its apex, it was one of the largest empires in history.
Italy
Country that consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and several islands surrounding it, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region.
The Roman Empire was among the most powerful economic, cultural, political and military forces in the world of its time, and it was one of the largest empires in world history.