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Most all empires/historical polities on Wikipedia and in most sources use the period of greatest extent to describe land area. Thus, that should be the metric by which the Pala Empire is described, as well as the Cholas (who colonized much of SE Asia).
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==Land area in Sq.Kilometres and Sq.Miles and Time Periods==
==Land area in Sq.Kilometres and Sq.Miles and Time Periods==
#[[Mauryan Empire|Maurya Empire]] 5,000,000 km² (1,930,511 sq mi) <ref>Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. Adams, "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires", Journal of World-Systems Research Vol. 12 (no. 2), pp. 219-229 (2006).</ref>
#[[Mauryan Empire|Maurya Empire]] 5,000,000 km² (1,930,511 sq mi) <ref>Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. Adams, "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires", Journal of World-Systems Research Vol. 12 (no. 2), pp. 219-229 (2006).</ref>
#[[Pala Empire]] 4,600,000 km² (1,776,069 sq mi) {{Citation Needed|date=September 2015}}
#[[Mughal Empire]] 4,000,000 km² (1,544,408 sq mi) <ref>Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. Adams, "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires", Journal of World-Systems Research Vol. 12 (no. 2), pp. 219-229 (2006).</ref><ref name=":0">Rein Taagepera (September 1997). "Expansion and Contraction Patterns of Large Polities: Context for Russia". International Studies Quarterly 41 (3): 475–504. {{doi|10.1111/0020-8833.00053}}</ref>
#[[Mughal Empire]] 4,000,000 km² (1,544,408 sq mi) <ref>Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. Adams, "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires", Journal of World-Systems Research Vol. 12 (no. 2), pp. 219-229 (2006).</ref><ref name=":0" />
#[[Kushan Empire]] 3,800,000 km² (1,467,188 sq mi) <ref>Maddison, op cit. For alternate estimates, see the Economic History Services' USA/UK GDP search tool.</ref>
#[[Kushan Empire]] 3,800,000 km² (1,467,188 sq mi) <ref>Maddison, op cit. For alternate estimates, see the Economic History Services' USA/UK GDP search tool.</ref>
#[[Chola Empire]] 3,600,000 km² (1,389,967 sq mi) <ref>"The Cholas"" University of Madras"K. A. Nilakanta Sastri</ref><ref>[http://www.bharatadesam.com/history/chola_empire.php]</ref>
#[[Gupta Empire]] 3,500,000 km² (1,351,357 sq mi) <ref>Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. Adams, "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires", Journal of World-Systems Research Vol. 12 (no. 2), pp. 219-229 (2006).</ref>
#[[Gupta Empire]] 3,500,000 km² (1,351,357 sq mi) <ref>Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. Adams, "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires", Journal of World-Systems Research Vol. 12 (no. 2), pp. 219-229 (2006).</ref>
# '''[[India|Republic of India]] 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 sq mi) (for comparison)''' {{Citation Needed|date=September 2015}}
# '''[[India|Republic of India]] 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 sq mi) (for comparison)''' {{Citation Needed|date=September 2015}}
#[[Delhi Sultanate]] 3,200,000 km² (1,235,526 sq mi) <ref>Rein Taagepera (September 1997). "Expansion and Contraction Patterns of Large Polities: Context for Russia". International Studies Quarterly 41 (3): 475–504. {{doi|10.1111/0020-8833.00053}}</ref>
#[[Delhi Sultanate]] 3,200,000 km² (1,235,526 sq mi) <ref>Rein Taagepera (September 1997). "Expansion and Contraction Patterns of Large Polities: Context for Russia". International Studies Quarterly 41 (3): 475–504. {{doi|10.1111/0020-8833.00053}}</ref>
#[[Maratha Empire]] 2,800,000 km² (1,081,086 sq mi) {{Citation Needed|date=September 2015}}
#[[Maratha Empire]] 2,800,000 km² (1,081,086 sq mi) {{Citation Needed|date=September 2015}}
#[[Satavahana dynasty]] 2,000,000 km² (772,204 sq mi){{Citation Needed|date=October 2015}}
#[[Satavahana dynasty]] 2,000,000 km² (772,204 sq mi)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:34, 15 October 2015

List of largest empires ever existed in India (with capital in present day Republic of India). An empire involves the extension of a state's sovereignty over external territories. The values given here should generally be interpreted as being only indicative, and not as determining a precise ranking. The calculation of the land area of a particular empire is controversial. In general, the list centres on the side of including any land area that was explored and explicitly claimed, even if the areas were populated very sparsely or not at all.

Land area in Sq.Kilometres and Sq.Miles and Time Periods

  1. Maurya Empire 5,000,000 km² (1,930,511 sq mi) [1]
  2. Pala Empire 4,600,000 km² (1,776,069 sq mi) [citation needed]
  3. Mughal Empire 4,000,000 km² (1,544,408 sq mi) [2][3]
  4. Kushan Empire 3,800,000 km² (1,467,188 sq mi) [4]
  5. Chola Empire 3,600,000 km² (1,389,967 sq mi) [5][6]
  6. Gupta Empire 3,500,000 km² (1,351,357 sq mi) [7]
  7. Republic of India 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 sq mi) (for comparison) [citation needed]
  8. Delhi Sultanate 3,200,000 km² (1,235,526 sq mi) [8]
  9. Maratha Empire 2,800,000 km² (1,081,086 sq mi) [citation needed]
  10. Satavahana dynasty 2,000,000 km² (772,204 sq mi)

References

  1. ^ Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. Adams, "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires", Journal of World-Systems Research Vol. 12 (no. 2), pp. 219-229 (2006).
  2. ^ Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. Adams, "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires", Journal of World-Systems Research Vol. 12 (no. 2), pp. 219-229 (2006).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Maddison, op cit. For alternate estimates, see the Economic History Services' USA/UK GDP search tool.
  5. ^ "The Cholas"" University of Madras"K. A. Nilakanta Sastri
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. Adams, "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires", Journal of World-Systems Research Vol. 12 (no. 2), pp. 219-229 (2006).
  8. ^ Rein Taagepera (September 1997). "Expansion and Contraction Patterns of Large Polities: Context for Russia". International Studies Quarterly 41 (3): 475–504. doi:10.1111/0020-8833.00053
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