List of largest empires in India

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This is a historical list of the largest empires in India with an area covering more than 1 million square kilometers. An empire involves the extension of a state's sovereignty over external territories. The values given here should generally be interpreted as being only indicative, and not as determining a precise ranking. The calculation of the land area of a particular empire is controversial. Where estimates vary, entries are sorted by the lowest estimate.

Empire | Approximate
maximum extent
(Area in km²) | Size as
percentage of area of
Republic of India | Approximate
date of
maximum extent
| Estimate by

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British Raj | 4,574,000  | 139%  | 1911  | Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.)[1]
Republic of India (for comparison) | 3,287,263 | 100% | - | Government of India[2]
Delhi Sultanate | 3,200,000 | 97%
Maratha Empire | 2,500,000 | 76%  | 1760 | Peter Turchin et al.[3]
Kushan Empire | 2,000,000–2,500,000  | 61%–76%  | 200  | Peter Turchin et al. (low)[3]
Rein Taagepera (high)[4]
Gupta Empire | 1,700,000–3,500,000 | 52%–106%  | 440 or 400 | Rein Taagepera (low)[4]
Peter Turchin et al. (high)[3]
Empire of Harsha | 1,000,000 | 30%

## See also

* List of largest empires

## References

1. ↑ (in en-US) Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Independence, Declaration of" to "Indo-. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40096?msg=welcome_stranger.
2. ↑ "India: Profile". National Portal of India. http://india.gov.in/india-glance/profile.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Peter_2006`
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Taagepera132`

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