History of Empires

5000 years ago, the age of kings has begun. Explore the history of empires, conquest by conquest, through this interactive app, from the dawn of Ancient Egypt, to the height of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous land empire in history.

Note that small polities, polities that existed for less than 100 years, conquests that lasted for less than 20 years before reverting back, and others, are not included.