Which empire has the largest territory in the history of the world

Updated on history 2024-04-16
5 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    We all think that it was China's Yuan Dynasty, in fact, the Yuan Dynasty had a territory of 30 million square kilometers at its largest, and the modern British Empire was the largest empire in the history of the world, and before World War II, the British Empire had 33.5 million square kilometers of colonies, the largest in the world.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    The largest empire was the British Empire, with a lordship of about 33.67 million square kilometers.

    The British Empire, consisting of its territories, dominions, colonies, trust states 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.

    It is generally believed that the Glorious Revolution in 1688 overthrew feudal rule, and in 1689 promulgated the "Bill of Rights" in the form of law to clearly restrict the royal power, the establishment of a constitutional monarchy that attacked the bourgeoisie to govern, the establishment of the capitalist system for Britain to provide unprecedented productive forces, so that its economy, military strength, science and technology, culture rapid development, marking the rise of Britain.

    The seizure of all of Canada from France at the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 marked Britain's emergence as the undisputed maritime hegemon, and after defeating Napoleon's First French Empire in 1815, Britain became the world's leading power and dominated international affairs for a century.

    As the most powerful empire in the world, the British Empire was irreconcilable with the emerging Second German Reich, and in 1914 Britain entered the First World War.

    In 1922, after the end of World War I, it reached its largest territory with the seizure of German colonies at the Paris Peace Conference, covering a quarter of the earth's land and a quarter of its population, making it the most extensive country in the history of the world.

    Because the territory and dependencies of the empire covered seven continents and four oceans, including Antarctica, there is a saying that "the sun never sets in Britain", so it is described as the second "empire on which the sun never sets" after the Spanish Empire.

    By the mid-20th century, and especially after the end of World War II, the British Empire was gradually disintegrating with the rise of global nationalist movements and the decline of Britain's national power.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    The British Empire, also known as the "Empire on which the sun never sets", 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 the Second World War, 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 dependent territories.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    How could it be Mongol? It should be the United Kingdom, occupying India, Australia, Canada in North America, as well as some countries in the Gulf region, Malaya, and some large countries in Africa, with more than 30 million square meters and a population of 400 million, known as the empire on which the sun never sets

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    China! During the Yuan Dynasty, the territory stretched from eastern Europe in the west, the Korean Peninsula in the east, Vietnam in the south, and the Siberian Plain in the north! Don't underestimate the motherland!

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