HISTORY
Empires
Largest Empires by Contiguous Land Area
This list features the largest empires in world history by contiguous land area.
RANK | EMPIRE | WORLD LAND AREA | LAND AREA | DURATION |
1 | Mongol Empire | 17.81% | 258,177,680,000 sq ft (9.27 million sq mi) | 1206–1368 |
2 | Russian Empire | 16.92% | 245,139,200,000 sq ft (8.8 million sq mi) | 1721–1917 |
3 | Qing Dynasty | 10.91% | 158,395,200,000 sq ft (5.68 million sq mi) | 1644–1912 |
4 | Yuan Dynasty | 8.16% | 118,356,000,000 sq ft (4.25 million sq mi) | 1271–1368 |
5 | Xiongnu Empire | 6.68% | 96,768,480,000 sq ft (3.47 million sq mi) | 300 BCE–300 CE |
6 | Eastern Han Dynasty | 4.82% | 69,987,840,000 sq ft (2.51 million sq mi) | 25–220 |
7 | Ming Dynasty | 4.82% | 69,987,840,000 sq ft (2.51 million sq mi) | 1368–1644 |
8 | Rashidun Caliphate | 4.75% | 68,768,800,000 sq ft (2.47 million sq mi) | 632–661 |
9 | First Turkic Khaganate | 4.45% | 64,657,280,000 sq ft (2.32 million sq mi) | 552–603 |
10 | Golden Horde Khanate | 4.45% | 64,657,280,000 sq ft (2.32 million sq mi) | 1240–1502 |
11 | Western Han Dynasty | 4.45% | 64,657,280,000 sq ft (2.32 million sq mi) | 206 BCE–9 CE |
12 | Achaemenid Empire | 4.08% | 59,121,600,000 sq ft (2.12 million sq mi) | 550–330 BCE |
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