30 Largest Empires

Can you name the 30 largest empires and nations throughout history?
"Chinese" and "Arab" Empires will not be considered as the different dynasties ruling these regions count as separate empires
Nations such as "Australia" or "Canada" do not count as only empires are considered
Some claims might be disputed
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Rank
Empire
Land Area (Million mi²)
Peak
1
British Empire
13.71
1920
2
Mongol Empire
9.27
1270
3
Russian Empire
8.8
1895
4
Qing Dynasty
5.68
1790
5
Spanish Empire
5.29
1810
6
Second French Colonial Empire
4.44
1920
7
Abbasid Caliphate
4.29
750
8
Umayyad Caliphate
4.29
720
9
Yuan Dynasty
4.25
1310
10
Xiongnu Empire
3.47
176 BC
11
Empire of Brazil
3.22
1889
12
Empire of Japan
2.86
1942
13
Eastern Han Dynasty
2.51
100
14
Ming Dynasty
2.51
1450
15
Rashidun Caliphate
2.47
655
Rank
Empire
Land Area (Million mi²)
Peak
16
First Turkic Khaganate
2.32
557
17
Golden Horde Khanate
2.32
1310
18
Western Han Dynasty
2.32
50 BC
19
Achaemenid Empire
2.12
500 BC
20
Second Portuguese Empire
2.12
1820
21
Tang Dynasty
2.08
715
22
Macedonian Empire
2.01
323 BC
23
Ottoman Empire
2.01
1683
24
Northern Yuan Dynasty
1.93
1368
25
Roman Empire
1.93
117
26
Xin Dynasty
1.81
10
27
Tibetan Empire
1.78
800
28
Xianbei State
1.74
200
29
First Mexican Empire
1.71
1821
30
Timurid Empire
1.70
1405
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Level 65
Oct 30, 2024
If the Second French Colonial Empire is included that means your definition of an empire does not include an Emperor, thus shouldn’t the United States in 1941 after the occupation of Greenland?