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British Empire
Largest empire in history โ controlled 24% of the world's land at its peak
1600 ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom Empires & Dynasties
๐ Key Facts
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At its peak (1920): 35.5 million kmยฒ โ 24% of Earth's land area; 23% of world's population
2
East India Company (1600) โ Crown control โ shaped the modern world map and language
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Left behind railways, English language, common law, cricket โ and the scars of colonialism
"The sun never sets on the British Empire" โ it spanned every time zone at its peak
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Era
๐ Empires & Dynasties
Region
๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
Year
1600
Summary
Largest empire in history โ controlled 24% of the world's land at its peak