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#[[British Indian Empire]] 4,903,312 .....all of present day India except exclaves of Goa and Pondicherry.
#[[British Indian Empire]] 4,903,312 .....all of present day India except exclaves of Goa and Pondicherry.
#[[Pala Empire]] 4,600,000
#[[Pala Empire]] 4,600,000
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#[[Mughal Empire]] 4,500,000 <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>
#[[Kushan Empire]] 3,800,000 <ref>Maddison, op cit. For alternate estimates, see the Economic History Services' USA/UK GDP search tool.</ref>
#[[Kushan Empire]] 3,800,000 <ref>Maddison, op cit. For alternate estimates, see the Economic History Services' USA/UK GDP search tool.</ref>
#[[Chola Empire]] 3,600,000 <ref>"The Cholas"" University of Madras"K. A. Nilakanta Sastri</ref><ref>[http://www.bharatadesam.com/history/chola_empire.php]</ref>
#[[Chola Empire]] 3,600,000 <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 <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 <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>
# Modern India 3,287,263 ...(for comparison)
# Modern India 3,287,263 ...(for comparison)
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#[[Mughal Empire]] 3,200,000 <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>
#[[Tughlaq Sultanate]] 3,200,000 <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>
#[[Tughlaq Sultanate]] 3,200,000 <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
#[[Maratha Empire]] 2,800,000

Revision as of 02:25, 1 February 2013

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 centers 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 Square Kilometers

  1. Maurya Empire 5,000,000 [1]
  2. British Indian Empire 4,903,312 .....all of present day India except exclaves of Goa and Pondicherry.
  3. Pala Empire 4,600,000
  4. Mughal Empire 4,500,000 [2]
  5. Kushan Empire 3,800,000 [3]
  6. Chola Empire 3,600,000 [4][5]
  7. Gupta Empire 3,500,000 [6]
  8. Modern India 3,287,263 ...(for comparison)
  9. Tughlaq Sultanate 3,200,000 [7]
  10. Maratha Empire 2,800,000
  11. Khilji Sultanate 2,700,000 [8][9]
  12. Indo-Greek Kingdom 2,500,000 [10]
  13. Satavahana dynasty 2,000,000

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. ^ Maddison, op cit. For alternate estimates, see the Economic History Services' USA/UK GDP search tool.
  4. ^ "The Cholas"" University of Madras"K. A. Nilakanta Sastri
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ Rein Taagepera "Size and Duration of Empires: Growth-Decline Curves, 600 B.C. to 600 A.D.", Social Science History Vol. 3, 115-138 (1979).
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