Which country was the largest empire in history?

The British Empire, consisting of its territories, dominions, colonies, trusts and other areas administered by the British, is regarded by the international community and historians as the largest colonial empire in the history of the world, with an area of about 34 million square kilometers. The British Empire is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest empire in history.

The British Empire reached its peak at the beginning of the 20th century, and after the First World War, its territorial expansion reached its limit, and when the Second World War ended, the huge loss of China's power during the war appeared, and the rapid rise of the other two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, divided the existing interests of Britain, coupled with the rise of global nationalist movements, a series of factors combined to make the British Empire gradually disintegrate, and finally transformed into the current British Commonwealth.

The heyday of the British Empire.

In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Victoria, Lord of Kent, ascended the throne as Queen of England, a position she held until her death in 1901, when she became known as Queen Victoria. In the more than 60 years of Queen Victoria's reign, through the efforts of many prime ministers, Britain has controlled the global sea power and dominated the world**, its vast colonies are spread all over all continents, and the "empire on which the sun never sets" seems to be "able to compete with the world". During the Victorian period, Britain produced Maxwell, the greatest scientist since Newton, Dickens, the most outstanding writer since Shakespeare, Gladstone, the pioneer of liberal policy, and Palmerston, the famous diplomat.

British Prime Minister Palmerston's last words in 1865: "The plains of North America and Russia are our barns; Chicago and Odessa are our mining areas; Canada and the Nordic Peninsula plant trees for us; Australia shepherds our sheep; And Argentina raises cattle for us; Peru sent**, South Africa tributed**; Indians and Chinese grow tea for us, and the Mediterranean is our orchard; As for our cotton plantations, we are expanding from the southern United States to all the warmer parts of the planet.

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Regarding the ranking of the top 10 empires with the largest territories in the history of the world, there are actually many on the Internet, but there are also many inaccuracies. Of course, everyone's arrangement is different, but it's pretty much the same.

1st place: British Empire.

The British Empire, also known as the "Empire on which the sun never sets", is currently recognized as the largest colonial empire in the history of the world, with an area of 34 million square kilometers (some say 35.5 million square kilometers). For example, Canada, which ranks second in the world, and Australia, which ranks sixth, are all colonies of the British Empire, and India, which ranks seventh in terms of territorial area, were once the territories of the British Empire. If, in history, the British Empire ranks second in terms of territory, then no country dares to rank first.

Second: the Mongol Empire.

The Mongol Empire is second only to the British Empire, and Temujin and his descendants opened up a vast territory from the Sea of Japan in the east, the Mediterranean Sea in the west, Siberia in the north, and the Persian Gulf in the south, spanning the Eurasian continent, with a land area of 33 million square kilometers (23.5 million square kilometers) at its peak. Including the territory of the former Soviet Union, Mongolia's iron cavalry was also treadmilled, which shows that the Mongolian Empire at that time was also very powerful.

3rd place: Russian Empire.

The territorial area of the Russian Empire, is it as large as the USSR? I can tell you with certainty that the territory of the Russian Empire is larger than that of the former Soviet Union. In addition to the territory of the former Soviet Union, the Russian Empire at that time also occupied all of today's Finland and all of Poland, with a territory of 22.8 million square kilometers.

The Russian Empire was not historically strong, but its quest for territory was stronger than any other country. I don't know how this country did it, in short, a little territory that others think is chicken ribs, where only Tsarist soldiers can go, they will not let go.

4th place: Spanish Empire.

There are many ways to arrange on the Internet, and the Qing Empire is ranked fourth, but in fact, the real fourth is the Spanish Empire. The number of Spanish-speaking countries, second only to English. Spain was the leader of the Age of Discovery, having occupied North and South America, and in short, most of the Americas were occupied by Spain.

At that time, he had colonies in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa, and his footprints were all over the world. Spain's base camp is in the Americas, and other states have scattered territories, with seven colonial territories reaching 20 million square kilometers. Historically, Spain was second only to the Russian Empire in terms of territorial area.

5th place: Arab Empire.

It is estimated that few people know that the Arab Empire was also historically powerful, with territories spanning three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe. At its peak, the territory of the Arab Empire stretched from the Indus River and the Green Mountains in the east, to the Atlantic coast in the west, to the Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea and southern France in the north, and to the Arabian Sea and the Sahara Desert in the south, with a land area of 13.4 million square kilometers, making it one of the empires with the longest span between the East and the West in the ancient history of the world.

British Empire, Mongol Empire, Spanish Empire, Russian Empire, Yuan Dynasty, Arab Empire.

One: the British Empire, two: the Mongol Empire, and three: the Russian Empire.

The British Empire, also known as the "Imperial Hall of Things", is regarded by the international community and historians as the largest colonial empire in the history of the world, ruling an area of about 34 million square kilometers, which is the largest empire in history according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

In 1921, the British Empire covered a quarter of the world's landmass. The territory covers seven continents and four oceans, including Antarctica.

After World War II, the national independence movements in Asia, Africa and Latin America flourished, and the colonial system of the British Empire in the world gradually collapsed.

The Commonwealth is to some extent a continuation of the British Empire, but the Commonwealth is not a single country, but an international organization of 53 independent sovereign states, including dependencies.

China! Historically, the territory area is the largest country in the world.

Yuan, Tang, Roman, Qing, Western Han These are definitely these.