The Great Empires

Possible ways to measure the size of empires include area, population, economy, and power.

Rein Taagepera defined an empire as any relatively large sovereign political entity whose components are not sovereign.

The most commonly used way to measure the size of empires is by area.

<p>Area is the most commonly used way to measure the size of empires because it has a fairly precise definition and can be feasibly measured with some degree of accuracy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No rankings are given for the largest empires by land area due to a lack of available data and the inherent uncertainty in the estimates.</p> Signup and view all the answers