HISTORY
Empires
Largest Empires by Land Area
This list features the largest empires in world history by total land area.
RANK | EMPIRE | WORLD LAND AREA | LAND AREA | DURATION |
1 | British Empire | 26.35% | 382,163,040,000 sq ft (13.71 million sq mi) | 1583–1997 |
2 | Mongol Empire | 17.81% | 258,177,680,000 sq ft (9.27 million sq mi) | 1206–1368 |
3 | Russian Empire | 16.92% | 245,139,200,000 sq ft (8.8 million sq mi) | 1721–1917 |
4 | Qing Dynasty | 10.91% | 158,395,200,000 sq ft (5.68 million sq mi) | 1644–1912 |
5 | Spanish Empire | 10.17% | 147,333,600,000 sq ft (5.29 million sq mi) | 1492–1898 |
6 | Second French Colonial Empire | 8.53% | 123,561,600,000 sq ft (4.44 million sq mi) | 1830–1960 |
7 | Abbasid Caliphate | 8.24% | 119,523,600,000 sq ft (4.29 million sq mi) | 750–1258 |
8 | Umayyad Caliphate | 8.24% | 119,523,600,000 sq ft (4.29 million sq mi) | 661–750 |
9 | Yuan Dynasty | 8.16% | 118,356,000,000 sq ft (4.25 million sq mi) | 1271–1368 |
10 | Xiongnu Empire | 6.68% | 96,768,480,000 sq ft (3.47 million sq mi) | 300 BCE–300 CE |
11 | Empire of Brazil | 6.19% | 89,556,480,000 sq ft (3.22 million sq mi) | 1822–1889 |
12 | Empire of Japan | 5.49% | 79,670,400,000 sq ft (2.86 million sq mi) | 1868–1947 |
13 | Iberian Union | 5.27% | 76,443,360,000 sq ft (2.74 million sq mi) | 1580–1640 |
14 | Eastern Han Dynasty | 4.82% | 69,987,840,000 sq ft (2.51 million sq mi) | 25–220 |
15 | Ming Dynasty | 4.82% | 69,987,840,000 sq ft (2.51 million sq mi) | 1368–1644 |
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