Estimated peak land area ruled or controlled by the biggest Islamicate Empires. This is the list of the empires that covered at least One Million Square Kilometers of land area.
| SN | Empire Name | Estimated Size by Area | Peak Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umayyad Caliphate | 11.1 million square km | 720 & 750 CE |
| 2 | Abbasid Caliphate | 8.3 million square km | 800 CE |
| 3 | Rashidun Caliphate | 6.4 million square km | 661 CE |
| 4 | Ottoman Empire | 5.2 million square km | 1683 CE |
| 5 | Timurid Empire | 4.4 million square km | 1405 CE |
| 6 | Fatimid Caliphate | 4.1 million square km | 969 CE |
| 7 | Mughal Empire | 4.0 million square km | 1690/1705 CE |
| 8 | Seljuk Empire | 3.9 million square km | 1080 CE |
| 9 | Ghaznavid Empire | 3.4 million square km | 1029 CE |
| 10 | Delhi Sultanate | 3.2 million square km | 1312/1326 CE |
| 11 | Khwarazmian Empire | 3.2 or 2.3 million square km | 1218/1210 CE |
| 12 | Safavid Empire | 2.9 million square km | 1630 CE |
| 13 | Samanid Empire | 2.85 million square km | 928 CE |
| 14 | Mamluks of Egypt | 2.1 million square km | 1400 CE |
| 15 | Durrani Empire | 2.02 million square km | 1761 CE |
| 16 | Almohad | 2 million square km | 1200 CE |
| 17 | Ayyubid Dynasty | 2 million square km | 1190 CE |
| 18 | Ghurid Dynasty | 2 million square km | 1200 CE |
| 19 | Buyid Dynasty | 1.6 million square km | 980 CE |
| 20 | Qajar Iran | 1.3 million square km | 1873 CE |
| 21 | Mali Empire | 1.1 million square km | 1380 CE |
| 22 | Almoravid | 1 million square km | 1120 CE |
Disclaimer: This list does not include the empires which were not originally Islamicate, instead they adopted Islam later, i.e. Ilkhanate.
References:
- The Oxford World History of Empire
- Durrani Empire, Yury V. Bosin
- East-West Orientation of Historical Empires and Modern States, Peter Turchin, Jonathan M. Adam, Thomas D. Hall
- Hughes, W. (1873). A Class-book of Modern Geography: With Examination Questions. United Kingdom: G. Philip & Son.
Last updated on February 29th, 2024 at 01:40 am