History quiz

[Sarmatian]

Thank you for your kind words, mighty descendant of Aztec warriors. Unfortunately, the people where I live are not so well versed in the ways of war. We're more into good food and fine alcohol, so my wishes to you will be in accordance with that - May your enemies never take control of your well when you've just eaten a lot of ham for dinner...

On the question issue, can't think of a good one at the moment. Somebody else may ask...

[Emperor Mithdrates]

lets try an easy one.
What was the largest empire on earth. that contained no spread of water (seas, oceans) inside its boundaries?

[Xipe Totec]

The Mongol Empire under Mongke Khan?

[Csargo]

Mongols

[Conqueror]

The Mongol Empire contained the Caspian Sea, so it would not count.

[Conradus]

The Mongol Empire contained the Caspian Sea, so it would not count.

The Caspian Sea is a lake, so it would count.

[Decker]

The Roman Empire?

[Xipe Totec]

The U.S.S.R. was pretty big and didn't contain any seas or oceans...?

[Quintus.JC]

I'm pretty certain it must be the Mongol empire.

[Decker]

The U.S.S.R. was pretty big and didn't contain any seas or oceans...?

I was thinking the same thing but I wasn't sure... guess we'll find out haha

[Quintus.JC]

Largest Contiguous empires in history [Source Wikipedia]
Mongol Empire - 33.2 million km² (under Khublai Khan in 1268)
Umayyad Arab caliphate - 13.2 million km²
Qing Empire - 13 million km² (under Emperor Qianlong)
Ottoman Empire - 11.5 million km² (under Mehmed IV in 1680)
Rashidun Arab caliphate - 9 million km² (under Caliph Uthman in 654)[2]
Brazilian Empire - 8.1 million km
United States of America- 8.08 million km²
Roman Empire - 6.9 million km² (under Emperor Trajan)
Achaemenid Persian Empire - 6.5 million km² (under Darius the Great)
Ming Empire - 6.5 million km²
Macedonian Empire - 6.5 million km² (under Alexander the Great)
Han Empire - 6 million km²
Tang Empire - 5.4 million km²
Maurya Empire - 5 million km² (under Ashoka the Great)
Byzantine Empire/Eastern Roman Empire - 4.5 million km²
Mughal Empire - 4 million km² (under Aurangzeb in 1690)
Hunnic Empire - 4 million km² (under Attila the Hun in 441)
Mexican Empire - 4 million km²
Seljuq Empire - 3.9 million km²
Seleucid Empire - 3.9 million km²

[Xipe Totec]

The USSR was 22.4 million square Km, but it is not generally accepted that it was an empire by historians, although often referred to as such by political opponents of the era.

I do not believe by any stretch of the imagination you can call the Mongol Empire under Khubilai a single empire as it was really a number of separate states, whose rulers had totally separate agendas and alignments, and even different religions and cultural values.

I go back to Mongke's empire, which did not entirely contain the Caspian Sea, except at its greatest extent, and certainly had much more unity and central authority than that of Ogedei or Khubilai.

[Xipe Totec]

Or

"The British Empire was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1921, the British Empire held sway over a population of about 458 million people, approximately one-quarter of the world's population. It covered about 36.7 million km² (14.2 million square miles), about a quarter of Earth's total land area."

I think it would be true to say that the British Empire did not contain any seas or oceans, would it not?

[Quintus.JC]

The British Empire was undoubtly the largest empire of all time, but it was also undoubtly a maritime empire, seperated by seas and oceans.

While I do agree that by the time of Kubai Khan the Mongol empire was already a few seperate khanates ruled by different rulers the Mongol empire under Möngke Khan could still be considered as a whole.

[KarlXII]

Largest Contiguous empires in history [Source Wikipedia]
United States of America- 8.08 million km²

LOL.

[Paradox]

Largest Contiguous empires in history [Source Wikipedia]
Roman Empire - 6.9 million km² (under Emperor Trajan)

And this was the Roman empire at its greatest extent?

[Quintus.JC]

And this was the Roman empire at its greatest extent?

Accoridng to Wikipedia.

[Chris1959]

Surely one could switch The Romanovs for the USSR as an "Empire", and in the 1860s could be larger as it included Alaska.

Isn't the question a trick one as has been said before the largest empire that did not suround a sea is the British as others such as Mongol, Roman, Persian encapsulated a sea. If not then we have to go somewhere very dry and I plump for the Inca Empire or Kingdom of Mali.

[Xipe Totec]

No it must have been the Meganeura Empire who ruled all of Pangaea back in the Carboniferous Period.

[Sarmatian]

I found the question rather vague and haven't really tried to answer it. If the poster doesn't return soon to clarify the question or acknowledge the possible right answer, we might as well move on...

[Xipe Totec]

Otherwise the answers will just start getting sillier...

[Decker]

Otherwise the answers will just start getting sillier...

Like the Empire from Star Wars right?? That spanned worlds and not oceans and seas if I'm correct

And technically anyone claiming the Roman Empire... I have dibs!!

[Xipe Totec]

Like the Empire from Star Wars right?? That spanned worlds and not oceans and seas if I'm correct

Now you are getting a bit silly. The question did say empire on earth.

Pangaea was the largest landmass ever on Earth and nothing could touch the giant dragonflies' dominion of fear. They didn't leave any maps unfortunately so we can't be absolutely sure that the empire did not contain any lakes. It certainly did not contain seas or oceans until it started breaking up into smaller chunks much later, and by then the ants were starting to take over anyway. Some even believe that the Dinosaurs ruled the Earth by the late Triassic, but they weren't half as scary as a swarm of Meganeura.

[Sarmatian]

Ok, let's try to get this show on the road again with an easier question - I was probably the highest ranking official in an empire that doesn't exist anymore. I was at the same time grand admiral of the navy and something resembling prime minister. I was also the last person to hold that title. Who am I?

[Rhyfelwyr]

Karl Dönitz?

[Tristuskhan]

Regent Horthy?

[Sarmatian]

Nope. Think middle ages...

[Rhyfelwyr]

Lukas Notaras?

[Sarmatian]

Yep, Loukas Notaras, last Megas Doux of the Byzantine Empire. On to you, mate.

[Rhyfelwyr]

Yay! I was sure my first answer was going to be right as well. Anyway...

I was seen as a republican by some, a tyrant by others. I led my armies in a brutal religious war, and achieved many great victories. But in the end my state would crumble under my less able son. Who am I?