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Greatest Empires in the World History

Here’s a list of the Top 10 Greatest empires that have ruled over the world and the areas of land they covered during their rule along with the specified periods in which they ruled....

1. The British Empire

The British Empire is known to be the Greatest empire ever in the history as during the period of British colonisation, it covered a quarter of the planet’s area, that is, approximately, 26.35% of the world was ruled by Great Britain. In the 19th & 20th century, it was the Greatest global power of the world....

2. The Mongol Empire

After the British Empire, it was the Mongol Empire which was the second Greatest empire in the world. Mongolia is situated between the areas of Asia & Russia and even after the decline of the empire the mongols still continue to follow the regime and rule of the then empire....

3. The Russian Empire

The Russian Empire occupied around 16.92% of land during years 1721 – 1917. Also referred to as The Imperial Empire, it started it’s ruling from most of the parts of Northern Eurasia. After the decline of Ottoman Empire in the start of eighteenth century, the Russian Empire saw it’s way as after the Great Northern War, the rule of Sweden and Poland also came to an end....

4. The Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire ruled from 1492 – 1976, also referred to as the Catholic Monarchy, or The Colonial Empire which spread it’s rule to about 13 million square kilometres and 10.17% of the world. It was known as the empire “where the sun never sets” as it captured hold of continents such as America, Asia & Africa. The Spanish empire also came into a joint partnership with the Portuguese Empire, who together won over several nations as initially,Portugal was the only threat to the Spanish Empire....

5. The Ottoman Empire

Also known as The Turkish Empire, The Ottoman Empire lasted for several years which covered around 3.86% of the world. By the end of thirteenth century, the Ottoman Empire had started to establish themselves in areas of North Africa, Western Asia and South Eastern countries of the world....

Conclusion

This article thus described about the powers and acquisition of different empires and their emperors and empresses. It was a series of battles to win over the land of other countries and continents and establish the supremacy of one’s own empire until every country gained freedom in the twentieth century. Of all the countries, the most deadliest and powerful rule was of the British all over the world which had captured around a quarter of the total planet’s area. It also ruled on India for more than 250 years. The British not only ruled all over the world but also took away certain possessions and artefacts. Though it also helped in the overall economic and resource development of several nations. However, the long freedom struggle freed us from the hands of the British and today we stand united....

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