The 10 Greatest Empires In The History Of The World

10) The Rashidun Caliphate continued Muhammad's legacy

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9) The Portuguese Empire outlasted everyone

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8) The Abbasid Caliphate eventually lost out to the Turks

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7) The Umayyad Caliphate used its reach to spread Islam

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6) Marco Polo frequented the Yuan Dynasty

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5) The Qing Dynasty was China's last dynasty

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4) The Spanish Empire was one of the first global empires

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3) The Russian Empire lasted almost 200 years

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2) The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire the world has ever seen

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1) The British Empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen

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