Kingdom of Mysore

I'm reading up on Indian history during the time of the East India Company and the Raj. Conveniently, it happens that today's Wiki front page article is on the political history of Mysore and Coorg. At one point, the Kingdom of Mysore covered about 62,000 square miles; compare that to 50,000 square miles for England.

Further links: Tipu Sultan, Sir Eyre Coote, the battle of Porto Novo, and the battle of Plassey.