Ottoman Empire vs Russian Empire
At its height the Russian Empire (about 23 million km² in 1895) was about 4 times the size of the Ottoman Empire (about 5.2 million km² in 1683). The Ottoman Empire lasted about 623 years (1299 to 1922), the Russian Empire about 196 (1721 to 1917). They existed side by side from 1721 to 1917.
| Ottoman Empire | Russian Empire | |
|---|---|---|
| Began | 1299 | 1721 |
| Ended | 1922 | 1917 |
| Lasted | about 623 years | about 196 years |
| Largest extent | about 5.2 million km² (1683) | about 23 million km² (1895) |
| Share of the world’s land | 3.5% | 15.3% |
| Capital | Constantinople (Istanbul) | Saint Petersburg |
Ottoman Empire
Founded by Osman I around 1299, it took Constantinople in 1453 and for centuries ruled southeastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, until the sultanate was abolished in 1922.
Began 1299: Osman I founds the state in northwestern Anatolia. Ended 1922: the sultanate is abolished.
On the history map: World map in 1300 CE, World map in 1715 CE, World map in 1920 CE
Russian Empire
Proclaimed by Peter the Great in 1721, it stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific, and for a time into Alaska, until the revolution of 1917.
Began 1721: Peter the Great is proclaimed emperor. Ended 1917: the revolution ends the monarchy.
On the history map: World map in 1783 CE, World map in 1878 CE, World map in 1914 CE
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- Roman Empire vs Byzantine Empire — about 5.0 million km² vs about 2.7 million km²
- Roman Empire vs Ottoman Empire — about 5.0 million km² vs about 5.2 million km²
- Roman Empire vs Achaemenid Empire — about 5.0 million km² vs about 5.5 million km²
- Roman Empire vs British Empire — about 5.0 million km² vs about 36 million km²
- Mongol Empire vs British Empire — about 24 million km² vs about 36 million km²
- Mongol Empire vs Russian Empire — about 24 million km² vs about 23 million km²
- Ottoman Empire vs Byzantine Empire — about 5.2 million km² vs about 2.7 million km²
- Ottoman Empire vs Mughal Empire — about 5.2 million km² vs about 4.0 million km²
- Achaemenid Empire vs Macedonian Empire — about 5.5 million km² vs about 5.2 million km²
- Han dynasty vs Tang dynasty — about 6.0 million km² vs about 5.4 million km²
- Tang dynasty vs Abbasid Caliphate — about 5.4 million km² vs about 11 million km²
- Umayyad Caliphate vs Abbasid Caliphate — about 11 million km² vs about 11 million km²
- British Empire vs Spanish Empire — about 36 million km² vs about 14 million km²
- Spanish Empire vs Inca Empire — about 14 million km² vs about 2.0 million km²
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Largest extents are the widely cited estimates by Rein Taagepera and others, as listed in Wikipedia’s List of largest empires. Dates are the conventional ones; several are debated. Shares are of the world’s land area, about 148.9 million km².