At its highest peak, the british empire encompassed a third of the worlds land surface.
The sun never sets on the British Empire.
The British Empire that had evolved by AD 1900 was racked with internal problems. Though the empire reached its industrial peak, poverty continued to be a major problem.
north America The British Empire controlled an entire continent in Australia. The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
Why did The British Empire lose their land?
Yes. It joined the British Empire in 1625 ;P
The sun never sets on the British Empire.
The British Empire that had evolved by AD 1900 was racked with internal problems. Though the empire reached its industrial peak, poverty continued to be a major problem.
Under Aurangzeb's reign, the Mughal Empire expanded to its peak size.
The British Empire encompassed numerous territories and regions where multiple languages were spoken. Estimates vary, but it is believed that hundreds of different languages were spoken across the territories of the British Empire during its peak.
At its peak, the British Empire controlled over 13 million square miles, making it one of the largest empires in history.
It was founded by Cyrus the Great and reached its peak under Darius the Great. However it was not the largest ever known - compare it with the Spanish Empire, the British Empire and the Russian Empire.
The biggest Empire in the world was the British Empire, it was the biggest Empire the world has ever seen by far! It stretched right around the globe and a saying was born "the sun never sets on the British empire" because a part of the empire was always in daylight. Here is a map of the world, bits marked red was under British rule: http://northbritain.files.wordpress.com/2008/10british-empire-1920.jpg AS a matter of fact the mongolian empire was the biggest ever seen It was ruled by chinggis khan. And it was 4 times the roman empire at its peak. However, when chinggis khan died, the empire shrunk a lot. The empire is the size of Europe and china together!
The Philippines are full of elephants, and the British needed them for war against the Arabs as the Solomon Empire was at it's peak.
The Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan conquered 8,000,000 square miles and it was the largest within one's lifetime.The British Empire conquered 14.2 million square miles and it was the largest according to land space without regarding to life span.
The imperial time period generally refers to the period when an empire was in power. There have been many imperial time periods throughout history, such as the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the British Empire. Each empire had its own peak period of influence and power.
The Roman Empire which straddled three continents. But the largest modern world empire would be the British Empire which contained lands in Europe Australia Asia Africa I think South America and in the 1700s, North America
The Aztec Empire reached a size of 84,942 sq. miles or 220,000 sq. km spanning North America in 1520 under Moctezuma II.