But what were the largest and most powerful empires throughout history? These are some of the world's biggest empires. We ...

These were the 12 biggest empires (by area) ever put together, ranging from vast confederations on the Asian steppes to colonial projects that spanned the globe.

Read on to discover the lives and legacies of history's 12 largest ... leading to its destruction. The Empire of Japan reached its largest extent during World War II after occupying much of ...

Read on to discover the lives and legacies of history's 12 largest empires... Pump Park Vintage Photography/Alamy In the early 19th century, Japan was a feudal society ruled by the Tokugawa Shogunate, ...

The British Empire stretched over 13 million square miles across several continents—23 percent of the world's land—at its height in 1922, whence comes the phrase: "The sun never sets on the ...

It began when Temujin (who was later known as Genghis Khan), promised in his childhood to convey the world ... rest is history. From Vietnam to Hungary, the Mongol Empire is the biggest touching ...

It's the biggest empire of the week - but it's represented ... is one of the most extraordinary achievements in the history of the world. Andean territory is forbiddingly mountainous.

The Inca Empire stretched over 5,500 kilometres and was the largest state in the world in the 1400s ... in high – they are the peak of Peruvian history, the moment when we did the best.