What was the largest empire in history ?

The Spanish conquest of South America was an intriguing subject for me at school. As a Brit though I always liked how the Royal navy raiding the gold convoys returning to Spain. Sorry

comrade dave wrote:

The Spanish conquest of South America was an intriguing subject for me at school. As a Brit though I always liked how the Royal navy raiding the gold convoys returning to Spain. Sorry

In England they were well

I voted for the British as being the "correct" answer in terms of physical size.

But the reality is that there is no right answer. Each major empire is the biggest for it's era and represents a majority of all sociological and technological innovation and growth.

The Roman empire was the biggest at it's height. The Incas were the largest at their height. But as a percentage of all humanity under one banner, there is only one empire that can be the true winner. About 4000 years ago, the entire human race was at one time under King Nimrod who ruled the world from the city of Babel on the plain of Shinar. No other person has every been king or otherwise over the entirety of humanity and none will ever again until the return of Jesus Christ to rule over the whole earth.

you guys use waaaaayyyyy too many wikipedia links lol

Because wikipedia is trustworthy.

comrade dave wrote:

Because wikipedia is trustworthy.

precisely.

[/img]The British Empire was the largest empire in history. It covered roughly 25% (!) of the Earth's land mass.

What's the difference between the Huns and the Mongols?

The Huns were a mix of people. Mostly Turkish, but later Germans, Slavs, and a few Mongols. Mongols were Mongols. They originated in Mongolia. As the Mongols expanded, they added Turks and Slavs to their army. Very similar, but different origins.

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