The largest country in the world today is Russia, with about 11% of the global landmass. It was far exceeded by the British Empire, which at its height controlled about a fourth of the world’s ...

Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire in 1227 and at its greatest extent in 1279. (Image credit: Shutterstock) The British Empire may not have been contiguous, but it beats the Mongols in terms of land ...

At its height, the Mongol Empire, one of the largest land empires in history, extended from Central Asia to Central Europe and to the Sea of Japan.

In the late Middle Ages, the Mongol Empire became the largest the world had ever seen. At its peak, maybe 100 million people lived under its banner, led by the Great Khans of the Asian steppe.

T he Mughal Empire, which ruled vast regions of South Asia from the early 16th to the 18th century, is one of history's largest empires. The Mughals were a dynasty of Turko-Mongol origin that ...

Our Empire Was Bigger Than Yours, Mongol Leader Taunts Putin. Philippe Naughton. Mon, ... the Mongols ruled over history's largest contiguous land empire—including modern-day Russia.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The British Empire may be a well-known, long-standing sovereignty to this day, but much of the world's current modern civilization has been profoundly shaped by the immense impact ...

For the first time, researchers have pinpointed a date when elite Mongol Empire people were drinking yak milk, according to a study co-led by a University of Michigan researcher.