The British Empire was the largest land mass governed by one overall authority under a palimentary monarchy.
The Mongrol Empire of Genghis Khan would be the largest land mass governed by a single person.
The Roman Empire would has credit for longest lasting empire, that governed the largest piece of the world (known at the time).
2007-01-18 23:00:54
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answer #1
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answered by DeSaxe 6
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At its height the British Empire in 1922 it covered 1/4 of the land mass measuring over 14,000,000 square miles spread all over the globe with a population of 483,000,000. Where as Genghis Khan's Empire was the largest contiguous Empire stretching from Mongolia to Europe and measured 12,800,000 square miles with a population of 110,000,000.
2007-01-19 15:57:40
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answered by phillip_bournemouth 2
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England, by far, in 19th century.
Runners up would be the Egyptians and the Romans in ancient times (but less of the world was "discovered" back then).
2007-01-19 04:29:31
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answered by surfinthedesert 5
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yes it was the british empire.
2007-01-19 04:32:27
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answered by Anonymous
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