Antiquity
Old Kingdom of Egypt
- Period
- 2500 BC – 2201 BC
- Duration
- approx. 299 years
- Greatest extent
- around 2500 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 95,000 km²
Period and duration
Old Kingdom of Egypt — according to the map data from 2500 BC to 2201 BC, roughly 299 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Old Kingdom of Egypt — greatest extent around 2500 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 95,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (2501 BC)
- Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
After
- Lower Egypt
- Upper Egypt
Neighbours around 2500 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
No neighbouring states in the map data.
Learn more
- Open the world map in 2500 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Old Kingdom of Egypt on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.