2007-12-08 18:36:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Mongol empire was the largest, however it was not built entirely by a single conqueror. Genghis started with a small empire he inherited, and his descendants built on his success. A great empire to be sure, just not built by one leader.
As for conquered by a single individual, the empire of Alexander the Great was the largest. It didn't last very long however, since Alexander's descendants ended up losing pretty much the whole thing within a generation.
2007-12-09 05:07:47 · answer #1 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest empire ever - by area and by number of people - was the British Empire. It reached it's peak in the Victorian era (not, as suggested during the reign of Elizabeth I, when English territory was very limited). But would you really call Queen Victoria a conqueror?
The largest "conquered" empire would be the Mongolian under the leadership of Genghis Khan which is second only to the British Empire in size.
2007-12-09 05:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
By conqueror it would be that of the Mongol King Genghis Khan who formed the Mongol Empire that Ranged from the Borders of Budapest to the yellow sea from Siberia to the Himalayas. The greatest Empire every formed by one ruler.
The largest Empire every was the British Empire which became to solidify during the reign of Elizabeth the 1st.
2007-12-09 05:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by DeSaxe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the Mongolian Empire was the largest, not the Soviet Empire, and there apparently never was a formal Soviet Empire.
2007-12-09 02:46:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was the British Empire at its peak. But that empire was not acquired by an individual, like Alexander the
Great or Tamerlane.
2007-12-09 03:18:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By population, Chairman Mao.
By area, Joseph Stalin.
That's probably why Little Kimmy in North Korea has such a chip on his shoulder...
It would have been FDR, but he didn't hold on to his gains in Asia or Western Europe, and he didn't listen to Gen. Patton's advice about advancing to Moscow.
For the oldsters, Genghis Kahn has 'em beat.
2007-12-09 02:41:49 · answer #6 · answered by Boomer Wisdom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genghis kan's Mongolian empire.
2007-12-09 06:37:41 · answer #7 · answered by Opera Phantom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is the mongol empire lead by Genghis khan and his successors like kublai khan and ogedei khan. it occupied almost one fourth of the total landmass of the earth.
2007-12-09 02:56:47 · answer #8 · answered by pao d historian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋