The Parthian empire subsisted for five centuries, longer than most Eastern Empires. This environmental factor protected its people from conquests by the Mande and other African empires. This is consistent with the general notion of hegemony and imperium of historical empires. India is home to many palaces and vast empires. The stronghold survived adversaries including the Seljuq and the Khwarezmian empires. Thus the Caribbean was colonized as part of the various European empires. The combined forces of the two empires quelled the revolution. These developments led to the rise of territorial states and empires. It was also one of the largest empires in world history. Uruk continued as principality of Ur, Babylon, and later Achaemenid, Seleucid, and Parthian Empires. China was one of the world's oldest empires. This was one of the largest land empires in history. Haryana has been ruled by some of the major empires of India. The following is a list of the largest empires in world history. Relations between the two Empires remained difficult.