1.King vikramaditya
King Vikramaditya made Ujjain his capital, in present-day Madhya Pradesh. He almost ruled whole Asia . Vikramaditya empire controlled many parts of Modern day China, Entire Middle East and Many Parts of South East Asia. Vikramaditya king defeated Rome’s Julius Caesar in battle and defeated Shakas
2. Lalitaditya Muktapiḍa — 7 million sq. kms
King Lalitaditya Muktapiḍa of Kashmir ruled over 7 million sq. kms. Parihaspur was built by Lalitaditya Muktapida and served as the capital of Kashmir during his reign. The Undefeated Ruler of Kashmir who defeated Islamic invaders & ruled till Caspian Sea .He captured parts of Central Asia and North india. His empire extended from Tibet to Iran and Turkistan. He was later able to create an empire based on Kashmir and covering most of Northern India and Central Asia including most parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bactria , Iran, Nepal,Tibet, Turkistan and Soghdiana. He belonged to the Karkota dynasty.
3. Ashoka —5 million sq. kms
King Ashoka ruled over ruled over 5 million sq. kms. Ashoka the third ruler of the Maurya Empire ,the capital of which was Pataliputra, in present-day Bihar. Ashoka expanded Empire to reign over a realm stretching from present-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east and half of India . Ashoka was grandson of Chandragupta Maurya and Chandragupta Maurya defeated Seleucus in India. King Ashoka covered part of India, Bangladesh , Pakistan , Nepal and Afghanistan .The Maurya Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, with help from Chanakya.
4. Deva Pala—4.6 million sq.kms
King Deva Pala ruled over ruled over 4.6 million sq.kms . Deva Pala the third ruler of the Pala Empire . Deva Pala covered part of Afghanistan ,Bangladesh , India, Nepal and Pakistan . His empire stretched from Assam and Utkala in the east ,Kamboja (modern day Afghanistan) in the north-west and Deccan in the south. His capital city of which was Munger (Monghyr ) present-day Bihar.
5. Samudra Gupta —3.5 million sq.km
King Samudra Gupta ruled over ruled over 3.5 million sq.kms . Samudragupta, the second emperor of the Gupta empire the capital of which was Pataliputra, in present-day Bihar. His region extended from the Himalayas in the north to the Krishna and Godavari Rivers in the south; and from Balkh (Afghanistan) in the west to Brahmaputra River in the east. King Samudragupta covered part part of India ,Pakistan, Bangladesh ,Myanmar and Afghanistan .
6. Shivaji Maharaj— 2.8 million sq. kms
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ruled over ruled over 2.8 million sq. kms. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was founder and first emperor of the Maratha Empire . He established Rajgad as the capital, in present-day Maharashtra.His extending from Bengal in the east to Attock and Sindh in the west, Kashmir in the north to the Kaveri basin in the south. Venkoji, a half-brother of the Maratha king Shivaji, was the first Raja of Thanjavur from the Bhosale dynasty. It is believed that he took over the administration of Thanjavur in April 1674 and ruled until 1684. The Venkoji was the founder of the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom of bhonsle dynasty .
7. Kanishka —2.5 million sq. kms
king Kanishka ruled over ruled over 2.5 million sq. kms. Kanishka was the greatest ruler of the Kushan Empire, a realm that covered much of present-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China(Yarkand now in the xinjiang region of china). Kanishka had fought against King Han Ho-ti who was the king of Han dynasty of China. Kanishka defeated the Chinese king in the second attempt. Kushan that ruled over most of the northern Indian subcontinent and parts of Central Asia. The main capital of his empire was located at Peshawar in present-day Pakistan
8.Kharavela —1.3 million sq. kms
Kharavela ruled over ruled over 1.3 million sq. kms Kharavela belonged to the Mahameghavahana dynasty and his capital city is Kalinganagara present-day Odisha . Kharavela's empire included large parts of eastern and central India. It corresponds to present-day northern Telangana, northeastern Andhra Pradesh, most of Odisha, and a portion of Madhya Pradesh states.
9. Govinda III —1.2 million sq. kms
king Govinda III ruled over ruled over 1.2 million sq. kms. Govinda III was a famous Rashtrakuta dynasty ruler and his capital city is Mayurkhandi in present-day Karnataka . He was militarily the most successful emperor of the dynasty with successful conquests-from Cape Comorin in the south to Kannauj in the north, from Banaras in the east to Broach (Bharuch) in the west .Rashtrakuta kingdom included the modern state of Karnataka in its entirety along with parts of the current Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
10. Harsha — 1 million sq. kms
Harshavardhana ruled over 1 million sq. kms His Empire covered much of North and Northwestern India, extended East till Kamarupa, and South until Narmada River; and eventually made Kannauj (in the present Uttar Pradesh state) his capital. Harsha ruled over a vast territory consisting of eastern Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa under their control.
11. Mihira Bhoja— 1 million sq. kms
Mihira Bhoja ruled over ruled over 1 million sq. kms His Empire covered much of western and northern India. He was a ruler of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty and his capital city is Kannauj in present-day Uttar Pradesh. Bhoja's empire extended to Narmada River in the South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and up to Bengal in the east. It extended over a large area from the foot of the Himalayas up to the river Narmada and included the present district of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.
12. Rajendra Chola — 1 million sq. kms
Rajendra Chola ruled over ruled over 1 million sq. kms Rajendra Chola belonged to the chola dynasty. His empire covered part of half of south India ( expect north Karnataka and Telangana were ruled by Western Chalukya Empire ) , south west Bengal , South Odisha and South Thailand , Java & Sumatra (only two island of Indonesia), Singapore , Malaysia (Malay Peninsula ) . He established Gangaikonda Cholapuram as the capital, in present-day Tamil nadu .
13. Pulakesi II — 0.6 million sq. kms
Pulakeshin II ruled over ruled over 0.6 million sq. kms .Pulakeshin II was the ruler of the Chalukya dynasty and his capital city is Badami in present-day Karnataka. Pulikeshi – II extended from the Kosala and Kalinga (Bay of Bengal) in the east, to Konkana in the west, the river Narmada in the north and up to river Cauveri in the south. Their domain included the whole of present day Karnataka, Maharashtra, parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and parts of Tamil Nadu.
14. Krishnadeva Raya— 0.6 million sq. kms
Krishnadeva Raya ruled over 0.6 million sq. kms. His Empire covered much almost the entire South India . He was a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire and his capital city is Hampi in present-day Karnataka. His empire extended from the river Krishna in the north to River Cauvery in the south; the Arabian Sea in the west to Bay of Bengal in the east.
15.Mahapadma Nanda— 0.5 million sq. kms
Mahapadma Nanda ruled over 0.5 million sq. kms. Mahapadma Nanda was the founder of Nanda Empire in . Mahapadma Nanda was the first historical emperor of India. His capital of which was Pataliputra, in present-day Bihar His empire extended from the Kuru, near Punjab, in the north to the Godavari valley in the south and from Magadha in the east to the Narmada on the west.
16. Gautamiputra Satakarni — 0.5 million sq. kms
Gautamiputra Satakarni ruled over 0.5 million sq. kms. He was a ruler of the Satavahana dynasty and his capital city is Paithan in present-day Maharashtra. His kingdom ran from Krishna in the south to Malwa and Saurashtra in the north and from Berar in the east to the Konkan in the west. The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. At different times, their rule extended to parts of modern Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka.
NOTE
Several empires in India history have been contenders for the largest of all time, depending on definition and mode of measurement. Possible ways of measuring size include area, population, economy, and power. The list is not exhaustive owing to a lack of available data for several empires; for this reason and because of the inherent uncertainty in the area estimates.
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