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The Achaemenid Empire
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Achaemenid Empire in the time of Darius and Xerxes
At its height, the Achaemenid Empire ruled over 44% of the world's population, the highest figure for any empire in history.
The empire covered lands that included portions of modern-day Abkhazia, Agfhanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Oman, Nagorno-Karabakh, Northern Cyprus, Pakistan, Palestien, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudia Arabia, South Ossetia, Sudan, Syria,Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
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