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Accompanying Elbegdorj's post were maps of the Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries. One shows the breadth of the vast but short-lived empire, which at its peak covered 9 million square miles.

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The First Persian Empire stretched from Libya to Central Asia and included Egypt, Anatolia (Turkey), and parts of northern India. At its peak, it had a population of 49.5 million people.

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