Largest states in history

Can you name the 100 largest states that ever existed?

The name of a modern country will not fill all empires related to it

Land area might be approximate for some of them

Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires#Empires_at_their_greatest_extent)

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Dates	Answer	Maximum land area
1497–1997	British Empire	35,50
1206–1298	Mongol Empire	24,00
1721–1917	Russian Empire	22,80
1917–1991	Soviet Union	22,40
1991–	Russia	17,10
1636–1912	Qing dynasty	14,70
1492–1898	Spanish Empire	13,70
1830–1962	Second French colonial empire	11,50
1912–1949	Republic of China	11,36
750–1258	Abbasid Caliphate	11,10
661–750	Umayyad Caliphate	11,10
1271–1368	Yuan dynasty	11,00
1776–	United States	10,10
1867–	Canada	9,98
1949–	Popular Republic of China	9,60
209 BCE– 1st century CE	Xiongnu Empire	9,00
1889–	Federative Republic of Brazil	8,52
1822–1889	Empire of Brazil	8,34
1901–	Australia	7,69
1868–1945	Japan	7,40-8,51
25–220 CE	Eastern Han dynasty	6,50
1368–1644	Ming dynasty	6,50
632–661	Rashidun Caliphate	6,40
552–603	First Turkic Khaganate	6,00
1242–1502	Golden Horde Khanate	6,00
202 BCE–9 CE	Western Han dynasty	6,00
550–330 BCE	Achaemenid Empire	5,50
1663–1822	Second Portuguese Empire	5,50
618–690 705–907	Tang dynasty	5,40
359–323 BCE	Macedonian Empire	5,20
1299–1922	Ottoman Empire	5,20
1368–1635	Northern Yuan dynasty	5,00
27 BC–395 CE	Roman Empire	5,00
9–23 AD	Xin dynasty	4,70
618–848	Tibetan Empire	4,60
93–234	Xianbei state	4,50
1821–1823	First Mexican Empire	4,43
1370–1507	Timurid Empire	4,40
909–1171	Fatimid Caliphate	4,10
603–630	Eastern Turkic Khaganate	4,00
4th century– 6th century CE	Hunnic Empire	4,00
1526–1857	Mughal Empire	4,00
1037–1194	Great Seljuq Empire	3,90
312–63 BC	Seleucid Empire	3,90
1882–1947	Italian Empire	3,83
1256–1335	Ilkhanate	3,75
1637–1757	Dzungar Khanate	3,60
1226–1347	Chagatai Khanate	3,50
224–651	Sasanian Empire	3,50
581-742	Western Turkic Khaganate	3,50
603–657	Western Xiongnu	3,50
1534–1814	First French colonial empire	3,40
977–1186	Ghaznavid Empire	3,40
322–184 BCE	Maurya Empire	3,4 - 5,0
1947–	Republic of India	3,29
1206 - 1526	Delhi Sultanate	3,20
1884–1918	German colonial empire	3,15
1819–1831	Gran Colombia	3,13
960–1127	Northern Song dynasty	3,10
744–849	Uyghur Khaganate	3,10
266 - 316	Western Jin dynasty	3,10
1536–1953	Danish Empire	3,00
581–619	Sui dynasty	3,00
1501–1736	Safavid empire	2,90
819–999	Samanid Empire	2,85
317–420	Eastern Jin dynasty	2,80
678–549 BCE	Median Empire	2,80
247 BCE–224 CE	Parthian Empire	2,80
330–550	Rouran Khaganate	2,80
1816–	Argentina	2,78
1991–	Kazakhstan	2,72
395–1453	Byzantine Empire	2,70
150 BCE–400 CE	Indo-Scythian Kingdom	2,60
916–1145	Liao dynasty	2,60
256–100 BCE	Greco-Bactrian Kingdom	2,50
319–376	Later Zhao	2,50
1674–1818	Maratha Confederacy	2,50
1962–	Algeria	2,38
1908–1962	Belgian colonial empire	2,37
1825–	Bolivia	2,36
1960–	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,35
1115–1234	Jin dynasty	2,30
1077-1231	Khwarazmian Empire	2,30
221–207 BCE	Qin dynasty	2,30
1932–	Saudi Arabia	2,15
1602–1975	Dutch Empire	2,10
1804–1815	First French Empire	2,10
880–1240	Kievan Rus'	2,10
1250–1517	Mamluk Sultanate	2,10
1127–1279	Southern Song dynasty	2,10
1822–1999	Third Portuguese Empire	2,10
1121-1269	Almohad Caliphate	2,0 - 2,3
220–266	Cao Wei	2,00
351–394	Former Qin	2,00
304–329	Former Zhao	2,00
786–1215	Ghurid dynasty	2,00
1438–1533	Inca Empire	2,00
30–375	Kushan Empire	2,00
420–479	Liu Song dynasty	2,00
386–535	Northern Wei	2,00

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