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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 [[Social:Empire|empire]] involves the extension of a [[Earth:Sovereign state|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.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! class="unsortable"|Empire || Approximate<br/>maximum extent<br/>(Area in km²) || class="unsortable"|Size as<br/>percentage of area of<br/>Republic of India || Approximate<br/>date of<br/>maximum extent<br/> || class="unsortable" |Estimate by
|-
|[[History:British Raj|British Raj]]
|{{Convert|1,766,000|mi2|km2|disp=number|sigfig=4}}
|{{Percentage|{{Convert|1,766,000|mi2|km2|disp=number}}|3,287,263}}
|1911
|''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (11th ed.)<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40096?msg=welcome_stranger|title=Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Independence, Declaration of" to "Indo-|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|-
|-
|  '''Republic of India''' (for comparison) || '''3,287,263''' || '''{{Percentage|3,287,263|3,287,263}}''' || data-sort-value="1999" | - || Government of India<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/india-glance/profile |title=India: Profile |work=National Portal of India |access-date=14 October 2015 }}</ref>
|-
| [[History:Delhi Sultanate|Delhi Sultanate]]|| 3,200,000 ||{{Percentage|3,200,000|3,287,263}}
|-
| [[Place:Maratha Empire|Maratha Empire]] || 2,500,000 ||{{Percentage|2,500,000|3,287,263}}
| {{dts|1760}} || Peter Turchin et al.<ref name="Peter_2006" />
|-
|[[History:Kushan Empire|Kushan Empire]]
|2,000,000–2,500,000
|{{Percentage|2,000,000|3,287,263}}–{{Percentage|2,500,000|3,287,263}}
|{{dts|200}}
|Peter Turchin et al. (low)<ref name="Peter_2006" />{{break}}Rein Taagepera (high)<ref name="Taagepera132" />
|-
| [[History:Gupta Empire|Gupta Empire]] || 1,700,000–3,500,000 ||{{Percentage|1,700,000|3,287,263}}–{{Percentage|3,500,000|3,287,263}}
| {{dts|440}} or {{dts|400}} || Rein Taagepera (low)<ref name="Taagepera132" />{{break}}Peter Turchin et al. (high)<ref name="Peter_2006"/>
|-
| Empire of Harsha || 1,000,000 ||{{Percentage|1,000,000|3,287,263}}
|}
 
== See also ==
*List of largest empires
 
==References==
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