Chu grew from a small state into a large kingdom.

It is by far the largest kingdom in terms of land area, but not in population.

One of the large kingdoms which dominated the earth in the times before these.

Wuyue was not a large kingdom compared to many of its neighbors.

Shivaji died in 1680, leaving behind a large, but vulnerable kingdom.

During the Han dynasty it was a relatively large and important kingdom.

Throughout the 7th and 8th century power fluctuated between the larger kingdoms.

Tabinshwehti decided not to wait until the larger kingdoms' attention turned to him.

He united the separate small Hawaiian kingdoms into one large kingdom in 1795.

Being able to see the obvious put him quite a few lengths ahead of several men holding the post in older, larger kingdoms.