Statistics for Empires in the Graveyard of Empires

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Dates	Hint	Empire	% Correct
1222 AD- 1263 AD	The second-largest empire of all time, reaching from the Pacific coast of Asia to Africa and Europe.	Mongol	92%
1505 AD- 1740 AD	A famous and diverse empire that controlled most of the Indian subcontinent for a period of time	Mughal	83%
c.550 BC-329 BC	The first major empire in the area that conquered the Iranian Medes and warred with the Greek city-states.	Persia	77%
329 BC- 322 BC	The empire of Alexander the Great that conquered the below.	Macedonia	70%
1382 AD- 1523 AD	Created by Timur the Conqueror, this empire is one of the largest to ever exist.	Timurid	60%
662 AD- 751 AD	The second great Muslim caliphate, known for its many conquests and extensive reach from Spain to Afghanistan	Umayyad	58%
751 AD- 876 AD	The third great Muslim caliphate, known for harboring the Golden Age of Islam	Abbasid	51%
231 AD- 651 AD	This large empire was the last Persian dynasty before the arrival of Islam. It was a large rival to the Byzantine Empire and caused a revitalization in Zoroastrianism.	Sassanid	45%
322 BC-248 BC	The largest Greek Diodochus, formed by Seleucus I.	Seleucid	44%
99 BC- 81 AD	A major rival to the Roman Empire that controlled Iran and the surrounding lands. The empire suffered from constant infighting and coup d'etats.	Parthia	36%
651 AD- 662 AD	The first great Muslim caliphate, established after the death of Muhammed.	Rashidun	35%
303 BC- 225 BC	The first major Empire that unified a large portion of India, led by Chandragupta. A powerful force that was able to defend against the below empire and harbored many advancements in science and philosphy.	Maurya	33%
1336 AD-1384 AD	Named for a city at its center in Modern-Day Afghanistan.	Herat	32%
1263 AD- 1336 AD	A lesser-known khanate in the middle east inherited by Genghis Khan's grandson. It would eventually convert to islam.	Ilkhanate	31%
1036 AD- 1096 AD	A great Muslim empire that stretched from Anatolia to Afghanistan, and was the target of the First Crusade.	Seljuq	31%
248 BC- 129 BC	A Hellenistic kingdom similar to the above, stationed in Modern-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and northern India.	Bactrian	29%
1263 AD-1382 AD	A khanate named for Genghis Khan's son who inherited the land that gained independence under his great-grandson.	Chagatai	27%
564 AD- 604 AD	A vast Turkic Khaganate that spanned from the Western Steppe to modern-day Mongolia. A very formative empire for Turkic culture.	Göktürks	20%
1206 AD- 1222 AD	A dynasty named for an oasis on the Amu Darya River. Denied trade with the above, which ultimately resulted in their subjigation.	Khwarazm	20%
179 BC- 69 BC	A Greek kingdom founded some time after the collapse of the initial Diadochi, and the origin of much Greek culture found in the Indian subcontinent.	Indo-Greek	19%
129 BC- 251 AD	One of five branches of the Yuezhi confederation migrating from Mongolia to India, known for its propagation of Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, as well as its diplomatic ties with Rome, Aksum, and the Han Dynasty.	Kushan	17%
426 AD- 564 AD	Not much is known about this Hunnic Empire stationed in Bactria.	Hephthalite	15%
998 AD- 1166 AD	A Persian empire that controlled the Indus River Valley, formed by the successful secession of the slave Sabuktigin from two below.	Ghaznavid	14%
1150 AD-1208 AD	An Iranian dynasty that found itself in central Afghanistan and converted to Buddhism. Collapsed very quickly after the assassination of their final leader.	Ghurid	11%
876 AD- 998 AD	An Iranian empire founded by four brothers that saw many advancements in the arts and sciences.	Samanid	11%
21 AD- 81 AD	An esoteric kingdom that was an offshoot of the empire below. Known best for its construction of the Buddhist Temple Takht-i-Bahi.	Indo-Parthian	8%
876 AD- 901 AD	A former province of the caliphates ruled by a series of brief emirs before a return to subjigation	Sistan	8%
99 BC- 96 AD	A nomadic empire on its way from conflict in modern-day Mongolia with Xiongnu to Northern India, invading Afghan lands on its way.	Indo-Scythian	5%
991 AD- 1090 AD	A Turkic Khanate with a lack of known history stationed in Central Asia.	Kara-Khanid	5%