5 Largest and Greatest Kingdoms of the world.
Throughout the history there are so many kingdoms or empires have been established and ruled the world. The world seen some great kingdoms who not even conquered the area but also managed to retain their status for so long time. In this article we will talk about of such empires who described as largest and greatest in history books. Let's check them out.
% of World Land Area: 23.84%
Year: 1920
(When it is on it's zenith)
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height, it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power.
The British empire is the largest empire in the history. It was a colonial powerhouse and had control over major portion of word's economy because of it's large colonies in all over the world.
British empire had it's colonies in Asia, North America, Large portion of Africa, and pacific nations.
% of World Land Area: 16.11%
Year: 1270 and 1309
(When it is on it's zenith)
The Mongol Empire existed during the 13th and 14th centuries and was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Originating in the steppes of Central Asia, the Mongol Empire eventually stretched from Central Europe to the Sea of Japan, extending northwards into Siberia, eastwards and southwards into the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, and the Iranian plateau, and westwards as far as the Levant and Arabia.
The Mongol Empire emerged from the unification of nomadic tribes in the Mongol homeland under the leadership of "Genghis Khan", who was proclaimed ruler of all Mongols in 1206. The empire grew rapidly under the rule of him and his descendants, who sent invasions in every direction.
% of World Land Area: 15.31%
Year: 1895
% of World Land Area: 9.87 %
Year: 1790
(When it is on it's zenith)
The Qing dynasty, also called the Qing Empire or the Manchu dynasty, was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China.
The Qing multi-cultural empire lasted almost three centuries and formed the territorial base for the modern Chinese state. The dynasty was founded by the Jurchen Aisin Gioro clan in Manchuria.
Max. land area: 13.7
% of World Land Area: 9.2 %
Year: 1810
(When it is on it's zenith)
The Spanish Empire was one of the largest empires in history. It reached the peak of its military, political and economic power under the Spanish Habsburgs, through most of the 16th and 17th centuries, and its greatest territorial extent under the House of Bourbon in the 18th century, when it was the largest empire in the world. The Spanish Empire became the foremost global power of its time and was the first to be called the empire on which the sun never sets.
The Spanish Empire originated during the Age of Discovery after the voyages of Christopher Columbus. It comprised territories and colonies of the Spanish monarch in the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Africa, as the Greater Antilles, most of South America, Central America, and part of North America (including present day Florida, the Southwestern, and Pacific Coastal regions of the United States), as well as a number of Pacific Ocean archipelagos including the Philippines; and it lasted until the early 19th century Spanish American wars of independence, which left only Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines and various territories in Africa still under Spanish rule.
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1. Empire: British Empire
Max. land area: 35.5% of World Land Area: 23.84%
Year: 1920
(When it is on it's zenith)
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height, it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power.
The British empire is the largest empire in the history. It was a colonial powerhouse and had control over major portion of word's economy because of it's large colonies in all over the world.
British empire had it's colonies in Asia, North America, Large portion of Africa, and pacific nations.
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2. Empire: Mongol Empire
Max. land area: 24.0% of World Land Area: 16.11%
Year: 1270 and 1309
(When it is on it's zenith)
The Mongol Empire existed during the 13th and 14th centuries and was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Originating in the steppes of Central Asia, the Mongol Empire eventually stretched from Central Europe to the Sea of Japan, extending northwards into Siberia, eastwards and southwards into the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, and the Iranian plateau, and westwards as far as the Levant and Arabia.
The Mongol Empire emerged from the unification of nomadic tribes in the Mongol homeland under the leadership of "Genghis Khan", who was proclaimed ruler of all Mongols in 1206. The empire grew rapidly under the rule of him and his descendants, who sent invasions in every direction.
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3. Empire: Russian Empire
Max. land area: 22.8% of World Land Area: 15.31%
Year: 1895
(When it is on it's zenith)
Russian Empire, was actually a state called "Russia" that existed from 1721 until it was toppled by the brief February Revolution in 1917. One of the biggest domains in world history, extending more than three mainlands, the Russian Empire was outperformed in landmass just by the British and Mongol realms.
The ascent of the Russian Empire occurred in relationship with the decrease of neighboring opponent powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Persia and the Ottoman Empire. It assumed a noteworthy part in 1812–14 in overcoming Napoleon's aspirations to control Europe, and extended toward the west and south.
Toward the start of the nineteenth century, the Russian Empire reached out from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea in the south, from the Baltic Sea on the west to the Pacific Ocean, and (until 1867) into Alaska in North America on the east.
The ascent of the Russian Empire occurred in relationship with the decrease of neighboring opponent powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Persia and the Ottoman Empire. It assumed a noteworthy part in 1812–14 in overcoming Napoleon's aspirations to control Europe, and extended toward the west and south.
Toward the start of the nineteenth century, the Russian Empire reached out from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea in the south, from the Baltic Sea on the west to the Pacific Ocean, and (until 1867) into Alaska in North America on the east.
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4. Empire: Qing dynasty
Max. land area: 14.7% of World Land Area: 9.87 %
Year: 1790
(When it is on it's zenith)
The Qing dynasty, also called the Qing Empire or the Manchu dynasty, was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China.
The Qing multi-cultural empire lasted almost three centuries and formed the territorial base for the modern Chinese state. The dynasty was founded by the Jurchen Aisin Gioro clan in Manchuria.
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5. Empire: Spanish Empire
Max. land area: 13.7
% of World Land Area: 9.2 %
Year: 1810
(When it is on it's zenith)
The Spanish Empire was one of the largest empires in history. It reached the peak of its military, political and economic power under the Spanish Habsburgs, through most of the 16th and 17th centuries, and its greatest territorial extent under the House of Bourbon in the 18th century, when it was the largest empire in the world. The Spanish Empire became the foremost global power of its time and was the first to be called the empire on which the sun never sets.
The Spanish Empire originated during the Age of Discovery after the voyages of Christopher Columbus. It comprised territories and colonies of the Spanish monarch in the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Africa, as the Greater Antilles, most of South America, Central America, and part of North America (including present day Florida, the Southwestern, and Pacific Coastal regions of the United States), as well as a number of Pacific Ocean archipelagos including the Philippines; and it lasted until the early 19th century Spanish American wars of independence, which left only Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines and various territories in Africa still under Spanish rule.
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