Greatest Empires in History
Greatest Empires is a structured history dataset with 20 entries. Its fields include Empire, Peak Year, Peak Area (km²). The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 20 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Not provided
- Data updated
- Not provided
Included fields: Empire, Peak Year, Peak Area (km²), Capital, Duration, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Peak Year span
- 1270 to 1920
- Across 12 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Empire, Peak Year, and Peak Area (km²) across history entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 20 downloadable records
Empire↕ | Peak Year↕ | Peak Area (km²)↕ | Capital↕ | Duration↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Empire | 1920 | 35,500,000 | London | ~400 years (1583-1997) | Largest empire ever; spread English language, common law, and parliamentary democracy globally |
Mongol Empire | 1270 | 24,000,000 | Karakorum | ~160 years (1206-1368) | Largest contiguous land empire; Silk Road trade; Pax Mongolica |
Russian Empire | 1866 | 22,800,000 | Saint Petersburg | ~200 years (1721-1917) | Spanned 11 time zones; expansion across Siberia to Alaska |
Spanish Empire | 1790 | 20,000,000 | Madrid | ~400 years (1492-1898) | First global empire; colonization of the Americas; spread of Spanish language |
Qing Dynasty | 1790 | 14,700,000 | Beijing | ~270 years (1644-1912) | Last Chinese imperial dynasty; doubled China's territory; Manchu rule |
French Colonial Empire | 1920 | 13,500,000 | Paris | ~400 years (1534-1960s) | Second largest colonial empire; spread of French language and culture |
Umayyad Caliphate | 720 | 11,100,000 | Damascus | ~90 years (661-750) | Largest Arab Muslim empire; spread Islam from Spain to India |
Abbasid Caliphate | 850 | 11,100,000 | Baghdad | ~500 years (750-1258) | Islamic Golden Age; advances in science, math, and medicine |
Yuan Dynasty | 1310 | 11,000,000 | Khanbaliq (Beijing) | ~100 years (1271-1368) | Mongol-ruled China; Kublai Khan; Marco Polo's travels |
Portuguese Empire | 1820 | 10,400,000 | Lisbon | ~600 years (1415-1999) | First global maritime empire; Age of Discovery; Brazil colonization |
Roman Empire | 117 | 5,000,000 | Rome | ~500 years (27 BC-476 AD) | Foundation of Western civilization; roads, aqueducts, law, and republican ideals |
Ottoman Empire | 1683 | 5,200,000 | Constantinople (Istanbul) | ~600 years (1299-1922) | Bridge between East and West; captured Constantinople 1453; multi-ethnic administration |
Achaemenid (Persian) Empire | 480 BC | 5,500,000 | Persepolis | ~220 years (550-330 BC) | First superpower; tolerance of local customs; Royal Road; Cyrus the Great's human rights |
Han Dynasty | 100 | 6,500,000 | Chang'an | ~400 years (206 BC-220 AD) | Golden age of Chinese civilization; Silk Road; invention of paper |
Tang Dynasty | 750 | 5,400,000 | Chang'an | ~290 years (618-907) | Cosmopolitan golden age; poetry, art, and trade flourished |
Mughal Empire | 1700 | 4,000,000 | Agra / Delhi | ~330 years (1526-1857) | Built Taj Mahal; unified Indian subcontinent; fusion of Persian and Indian culture |
Byzantine Empire | 555 | 3,500,000 | Constantinople | ~1,100 years (330-1453) | Preserved Roman and Greek knowledge; Justinian's Code; longest-lasting empire |
Macedonian Empire | 323 BC | 5,200,000 | Pella / Babylon | ~20 years (336-305 BC) | Alexander the Great's conquests; spread of Hellenistic culture from Greece to India |
Inca Empire | 1527 | 2,000,000 | Cusco | ~100 years (1438-1533) | Largest pre-Columbian empire; Machu Picchu; road network through the Andes |
Austro-Hungarian Empire | 1914 | 680,000 | Vienna / Budapest | ~50 years (1867-1918) | Multi-ethnic dual monarchy; cultural golden age in Vienna; dissolved after WWI |
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How is Greatest Empires in History organized?
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This dataset contains 20 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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