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The largest contiguous empire (the largest empire confined to a single land mass) was the Mongol Empire which, at its largest extent covered 33,000,000 sq km or 12,741,000 sq miles, some 22% of the earth's total land area. The Mongol Empire was the second largest empire after the British Empire which was a maritime empire and not confined to a single land mass. The British Empire was the largest empire in history. At it's peak the Brirish Empire covered 36.6 million km² of land and contained around a quarter of the worlds population. After World War II much of the British Empire territories declared independence. Most still retain a close relationship with Britain, some even choosing to retain the British Monarch.
The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
In 1900, the British Empire covered one fifth of the globe in terms of land surface. At its height, it ruled over 458 million people.
The British empire got Briton a lot of land and without it we would have most probley lost WW1
that they had land all over the world
Why did The British Empire lose their land?
The largest contiguous empire (the largest empire confined to a single land mass) was the Mongol Empire which, at its largest extent covered 33,000,000 sq km or 12,741,000 sq miles, some 22% of the earth's total land area. The Mongol Empire was the second largest empire after the British Empire which was a maritime empire and not confined to a single land mass. The British Empire was the largest empire in history. At it's peak the Brirish Empire covered 36.6 million km² of land and contained around a quarter of the worlds population. After World War II much of the British Empire territories declared independence. Most still retain a close relationship with Britain, some even choosing to retain the British Monarch.
The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
The British empire had 1/3rd of the world's land surface at one point. Not any more :(
At its highest peak, the british empire encompassed a third of the worlds land surface.
In 1900, the British Empire covered one fifth of the globe in terms of land surface. At its height, it ruled over 458 million people.
Unusually, the British Empire was founded on trade and colonisation as much as by military conquest.
The British empire got Briton a lot of land and without it we would have most probley lost WW1
By the end of the 19th century, the British Empire accounted for 25% of the world's land surface.
that they had land all over the world
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The British empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen. The British Empire covered 13.01 million square miles of land - more than 22% of the earth's landmass. The empire had 458 million people in 1938 — more than 20% of the world's population