History

Largest empires in history.

Compare the largest empires, caliphates, dynasties, and imperial states in human history by their estimated maximum land area.

Empires ranked by maximum land area

These figures represent the estimated greatest territorial extent reached by each empire or historical state.

Note: Historical borders and area estimates are approximate. Different sources may give slightly different figures or peak years.

Data source: Wikipedia, List of largest empires. Data has been cleaned and reformatted for this website.

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