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Under the terms of the concluding Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919, the empire reached its greatest extent with the addition of 1.8 million sq mi (4.7 million km 2) and 13 million new subjects. The colonies of Germany and the Ottoman Empire were distributed to the Allied powers as League of Nations mandates.
Overview of the British Empire. British Empire, a worldwide system of dependencies — colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of Great Britain and the administration of the British government.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The British Empire (red) and Mongol Empire (blue) were the largest and second-largest empires in history, respectively. The precise extent of the Mongol Empire at its greatest territorial expansion is a matter of debate among scholars.
EmpireMaximum Land Area(million Km 2)Maximum Land Area(million Sq Mi)Maximum Land Area(% Of World)35.5 [9]13.7126.35%24.0 [9] [10]9.2717.81%22.8 [9] [10]8.8016.92%14.7 [9] [10]5.6810.91%Map showing the British Empire at its greatest extent. British Empire, Worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of three centuries came under the British government.
EmpireMaximum Land Area(million Km 2)Maximum Land Area(million Sq Mi)Maximum Land Area(% Of World)35.5 [9]13.7126.35%24.0 [9] [10]9.2717.81%22.8 [9] [10]8.8016.92%14.7 [9] [10]5.6810.91%From the 16th to the 20th centuries, the British Empire stretched from a total area at its peak in 1920 to over 35,500,000 km 2 (13,700,000 sq mi), the largest empire in the world. [1] In terms of population, on the eve of World War II, Britain and her colonial possessions totaled 500 million inhabitants.
It is also true that the Empire began to shrink virtually as soon as it reached its greatest extent. Only three years later in 1922, Ireland and Egypt gained their independence. Want to search our collection? Search here. The British Empire was at its largest in 1919.
Das Britische Weltreich (englisch British Empire oder kurz Empire) war das vom 17. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert bestehende, größte Kolonialreich der Geschichte und vom Ende der Napoleonischen Ära bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg die führende Weltmacht.
