Middle Ages
Ghana Empire
- Period
- AD 793 – AD 1201
- Duration
- approx. 408 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 793
- Area (max.)
- approx. 204,000 km²
Period and duration
Ghana Empire — according to the map data from AD 793 to AD 1201, roughly 408 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
Ghana Empire — greatest extent around AD 793: the mapped borders then cover about 204,000 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 792)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
- Sosso Empire
Neighbours around AD 793
The largest states in the region at the same time:
No neighbouring states in the map data.
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 793 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Ghana 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.