Middle Ages
Chimu Empire
- Period
- AD 1188 – AD 1481
- Duration
- approx. 293 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1375
- Area (max.)
- approx. 98,000 km²
Period and duration
Chimu Empire — according to the map data from AD 1188 to AD 1481, roughly 293 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
Chimu Empire — greatest extent around AD 1375: the mapped borders then cover about 98,000 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 (AD 1187)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around AD 1375
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Shuar people
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1375 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Chimu Empire 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.