The world's richest empires ever revealed
Daniel Coughlin
18 December 2018
Economic superpowers that spread far and wide
Abraham Ortelius [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Spanish Empire: $23.9 billion (£19bn)
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Spanish Empire: $23.9 billion (£19bn)
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Spanish Empire: $23.9 billion (£19bn)
Giulio Nanetti [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Ottoman Empire: $26.4 billion (£21bn)
Alexis Hubert Jaillot [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Ottoman Empire: $26.4 billion (£21bn)
Suleymaname, circa 1558, anonymous Ottoman author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Ottoman Empire: $26.4 billion (£21bn)
Başkanlığını Aydın ERKMEN'in yürüttüğü Azeri ve Rus ressamlardan oluşan bir komisyon tarafından yapılmıştır. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Roman Empire: $43.4 billion (£34.5bn)
Abraham Ortelius [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Roman Empire: $43.4 billion (£34.5bn)
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Roman Empire: $43.4 billion (£34.5bn)
Karl Bryullov [Public domain]., via Wikimedia Commons
Mughal Empire: $90.8 billion (£72.1bn)
Charles Joppen [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Mughal Empire: $90.8 billion (£72.1bn)
Royal Collection [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Mughal Empire: $90.8 billion (£72.1bn)
Benjamin West [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Austro-Hungarian Empire: $100.5 billion (£79.8bn)
Chicago : Rand, McNally & Co. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Austro-Hungarian Empire: $100.5 billion (£79.8bn)
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Austro-Hungarian Empire: $100.5 billion (£79.8bn)
The Independent [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
German Empire: $126.1 billion (£100.2bn)
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German Empire: $126.1 billion (£100.2bn)
ZEISS Microscopy from Germany [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
German Empire: $126.1 billion (£100.2bn)
New York Times [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
French Empire: $234.1 billion (£186bn)
Courtesy Carambas Vintage Prints [Public domain] via Pinterest
French Empire: $234.1 billion (£186bn)
G. Gernadin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
French Empire: $234.1 billion (£186bn)
Vietnam People's Army, First publish in 1954. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Qing Empire: $247.2 billion (£196.4bn)
LiDaobing/Wikimedia Commons
Qing Empire: $247.2 billion (£196.4bn)
William Daniell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Qing Empire: $247.2 billion (£196.4bn)
Wellcome Library, London [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]
Russian Empire: $257.7 billion (£204.7bn)
Wikimedia Commons
Russian Empire: $257.7 billion (£204.7bn)
Unknown draftsman [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Russian Empire: $257.7 billion (£204.7bn)
Grigori Petrowitsch Goldstein (1870 - 1941) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
British Empire: $683.3 billion (£542.8bn)
Wikimedia Commons
British Empire: $683.3 billion (£542.8bn)
29 National Maritime Museum [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
British Empire: $683.3 billion (£542.8bn)
The National Archives UK [OGL (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/1/)]
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