Statistics for Largest Empires in History: Top 20

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Duration	Size (sq mi)	Location	Empire	% Correct
(1497) 1583 to 20th century	13,700,000	Worldwide	{British} Empire	100%
1534 to 1980	4,400,000	Worldwide	{French} Colonial Empire	95%
1206 to 1368	9,270,000	Eurasia	{Mongol} Empire	95%
1492 to 1976	5,290,000	Worldwide	{Spanish} Empire	91%
1721 to 1917	8,800,000	Eurasia and North America	{Russian} Empire	88%
1636 to 1912	5,100,000	Asia	{Qing} dynasty	85%
1868 to 1947	3,285,000	Asia and Oceania	Empire of {Japan}	74%
1822 to 1889	3,219,018	South America	Empire of {Brazil}	73%
661 to 750	4,290,000	Africa, Asia and Europe	{Umayyad} Caliphate	69%
1368 to 1644	2,500,000	Asia	{Ming} dynasty	64%
550 BC to 330 BC	2,100,000	Eurasia	{Achaemenid} Empire	60%
202 BC to 9 AD, 25 AD to 220 AD	2,500,000	Asia	{Han} dynasty	59%
750 to 1258, 1261 to 1517	4,290,000	Africa, Asia and Europe	{Abbasid} Caliphate	56%
1271 to 1368	4,250,000	Asia	{Yuan} dynasty	50%
618 to 690, 705 to 907	4,150,000	Asia	{Tang} dynasty	46%
1580 to 1640	2,740,000	Worldwide	{Iberian} Union	36%
632 to 661	2,500,000	Africa and Asia	{Rashidun} Caliphate	35%
552 to 659	2,300,000	Eurasia	{Göktürk} Khaganate	33%
1242 to 1502	2,300,000	Eurasia	{Golden Horde} Khaganate	28%
209 BC to 53 BC	3,470,000	Asia	{Xiongnu} Empire	21%